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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Brock canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road transport contingency plan
ⓘ
traffic management scheme ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Kent county
ⓘ
surface form:
Kent County Council area
|
| appliesToLocation |
Channel ports
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Eurotunnel terminal at Folkestone ⓘ Kent ⓘ M20 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ Port of Dover ⓘ |
| appliesToTransportMode | road freight transport ⓘ |
| appliesToVehicleType | heavy goods vehicle ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | Operation Stack ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Brexit‑related border checks
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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
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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
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The Operation Brock (No. 1) Order 2019 ⓘ
surface form:
The Operation Brock (No. 2) Order 2019
The Operation Brock (No. 1) Order 2019 ⓘ
surface form:
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
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A20 in Kent ⓘ M20 between junction 8 and junction 9 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
first full deployment in March 2019
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frequent use following end of Brexit transition period in 2021 ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
contraflow system on M20
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queuing of heavy goods vehicles on motorway carriageway ⓘ segregation of freight and local traffic ⓘ use of moveable concrete barrier ⓘ |
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