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Major motorway to CLOSE this evening for vital works with diversion in place

A MAJOR motorway will close this evening for essential roadworks. The Advertisement 5 Lorry drivers waiting on the M20 in Kent Credit: Alamy 5 Operation Brock in action Credit: Alamy 5 Lorry drivers often face delays waiting for ferries in Dover Credit: Getty The The closure will take place in both directions between Junction four offers drivers exits for The closure covers the road's carriageways, Advertisement Read more Motors A This comes after other parts of the M20 were closed for the same period last night. Westbound, the road was closed between Junctions 9 and 8, between Ashford and Eastbound, the closure extended even further from Junction 9 to Junction 7. Advertisement Most read in Motors Signed diversions were put in place to guide drivers to their destination using nearby roads. Both sides of the road were re-opened today, with the usual national Drivers warned of travel chaos this Bank Holiday amid M20 closures These closures took place to remove barriers for a These were rolled out as part of an initiative called Advertisement This is a traffic holding system which enables Under Operation Brock, Dover-bound lorries queue on one side of the M20. Meanwhile on the other side of the carriageway, a contraflow enables traffic to run in both directions. The Operation was originally designed for use if the UK had left the European Union with a no-deal Brexit. Advertisement It is implemented by a group of local authorities called the Today, the BBC has released Its use over the bank holiday weekend will have cost between £100,000 to £250,000. Across 10 occasions when Operation Brock has been used between 2019 and 2024, it has required more than £2.7 million in funding. Advertisement Simon Jones, KMRF strategic lead for border disruption, told the BBC that it was never done "without having clear data of increased border crossings to inform our planning". He said: "Until the government agrees permanent, long-term solutions to tackle disruption on Kent's roads and delays at the border during busy periods, Operation Brock is the only option available." 5 Port of Dover traffic builds up due to border controls checks being carry out in Dover Credit: Getty 5 Barriers for Operation Brock were removed between J7-9 on Tuesday night Credit: Getty Advertisement