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Motorists utilizing a serious motorway within the UK have been issued an pressing warning as new site visitors measures are to be put in forward of the busy financial institution vacation weekend. The M20 will probably be closed between Maidstone and Ashford in a single day on Wednesday, May 21, from 8pm, to permit the Operation Brock contraflow to be put in place earlier than reopening at 6am on Thursday, May 22.

The contraflow system will probably be put in place alongside a 13-mile part of the M20 between Junctions 8 (Maidstone) and 9 (Ashford), studies GB News. National Highways anticipates that site visitors is more likely to peak over this weekend as many drivers are more likely to head to Kent ports.  Operation Brock is one among a number of initiatives carried out to enhance regional site visitors move, and it’s continuously used to ease congestion close to the English Channel.

National Highways defined that diversion routes will probably be displayed to assist drivers. It mentioned: “These times have been chosen to minimise disruption to road users and ensure the roads are suitable for the traffic.”

When the M20 reopens, the contraflow system will probably be in impact, and drivers should adhere to all signage.

Once the barrier is ready up, all HGVs en path to the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel will probably be required to comply with the indicators that direct them to hitch Operation Brock at M20 Junction 8.

National Highways mentioned: “When there’s any sort of disruption in the channel, HGV traffic on the M20 heading for the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel has nowhere to go.

“Brock is a contraflow that may be arrange in a single day. It separates site visitors into completely different lanes throughout each carriageways and retains the M20 and different native roads open and transferring.

“It means, once the contraflow is in, if you’re on the M20 but not going to the port or the Eurotunnel, you can continue your journey as normal. At the same time, it helps control how port-bound HGVs make their way to the Port of Dover or the Eurotunnel.”

Simon Jones, Kent and Medway Resilience Forum Strategic Lead for border disruption, mentioned: “If Op Brock is not in use and there are delays at the Port of Dover, this has a knock-on effect on the surrounding roads – causing unjustified disruption to local communities.

“This resolution isn’t taken flippantly and is knowledgeable by knowledge which tells us we’re very more likely to see elevated site visitors heading to Europe.”