Operation Brock

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Operation Brock is a traffic management scheme used in Kent, England to manage heavy goods vehicle congestion around the Channel ports and Eurotunnel during disruption or high demand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf road transport contingency plan ⓘ
traffic management scheme ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Kent County Council area ⓘ
linked to: Kent county
appliesToLocation Channel ports ⓘ
Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone ⓘ
Kent ⓘ
M20 motorway ⓘ
Port of Dover ⓘ
appliesToTransportMode road freight transport ⓘ
appliesToVehicleType heavy goods vehicle ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
follows Operation Stack ⓘ
hasCause Brexit‑related border checks ⓘ
disruption at Channel ports ⓘ
high demand for cross‑Channel services ⓘ
industrial action affecting Channel crossings ⓘ
severe weather affecting Channel crossings ⓘ
hasEffect lane closures on M20 ⓘ
priority access for local traffic and emergency services ⓘ
temporary speed restrictions on M20 ⓘ
hasPurpose maintain traffic flow during cross‑Channel disruption ⓘ
management of heavy goods vehicle congestion ⓘ
reduce impact of port delays on local roads ⓘ
implementedBy Department for Transport ⓘ
Kent Police ⓘ
National Highways ⓘ
inception 2019 ⓘ
isPartOf United Kingdom cross‑Channel contingency planning ⓘ
legalBasis The Operation Brock (No. 1) Order 2019 ⓘ
The Operation Brock (No. 2) Order 2019 ⓘ
The Operation Brock (No. 3) Order 2019 ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England ⓘ
namedAfter Brock (reference to badger, reflecting M20 barrier system nickname) ⓘ
operationalStatus activated during periods of disruption ⓘ
replaces Operation Stack ⓘ
routeAffected A2/M2 corridor as diversion route ⓘ
A20 in Kent ⓘ
M20 between junction 8 and junction 9 ⓘ
significantEvent first full deployment in March 2019 ⓘ
frequent use following end of Brexit transition period in 2021 ⓘ
usesMethod contraflow system on M20 ⓘ
queuing of heavy goods vehicles on motorway carriageway ⓘ
segregation of freight and local traffic ⓘ
use of moveable concrete barrier ⓘ

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Operation Stack → replacedBy → Operation Brock ⓘ
The Operation Brock (No. 1) Order 2019 → legalFrameworkFor → Operation Brock traffic management scheme ⓘ
linked to: Operation Brock
Brock (M20 barrier system nickname) → refersTo → Operation Brock ⓘ
Brock (M20 barrier system nickname) → partOf → Operation Brock ⓘ