Operation Stack
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Operation Stack was a traffic management system used in Kent, England, to queue freight traffic on the M20 motorway during disruptions to cross-Channel services.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
road traffic control measure
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traffic management system ⓘ |
| appliesToEventType |
disruption to Channel Tunnel services
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disruption to cross-Channel ferry services ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| appliesToTransportMode | road freight ⓘ |
| appliesToVehicleType | heavy goods vehicles ⓘ |
| causeOf | closure of sections of the M20 to general traffic ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 2010s ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
economic disruption in Kent during prolonged use
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pressure to develop dedicated lorry parks in Kent ⓘ |
| hasDrawback |
increased journey times for non-freight traffic
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significant impact on local communities in Kent ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
diversion of non-freight traffic onto local roads
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queues of lorries parked on the M20 carriageway ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Operation Stack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableYearOfIntensiveUse | 2015 ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Highways England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kent Police NERFINISHED ⓘ UK government agencies responsible for roads ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK cross-Channel freight management strategies ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
UK government reviews of freight traffic management
ⓘ
public debate about alternative lorry parking solutions ⓘ |
| legalBasis | emergency traffic regulation powers ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Trans-European transport corridor between UK and continental Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | largely superseded ⓘ |
| purpose |
to manage traffic during disruptions to cross-Channel services
ⓘ
to queue freight traffic ⓘ |
| regulatesTrafficTo |
Channel Tunnel terminal at Folkestone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Dover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Operation Brock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
more flexible contraflow-based systems ⓘ |
| startTime | 1990s ⓘ |
| trafficDirectionManaged |
London-bound carriageway of the M20
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coastbound carriageway of the M20 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
managing congestion caused by delays at the Channel Tunnel
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managing congestion caused by delays at the Port of Dover ⓘ |
| usedInResponseTo |
adverse weather affecting Channel crossings
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industrial action affecting cross-Channel services ⓘ technical failures at ports or tunnel ⓘ |
| usedOnRoad | M20 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesSectionOf |
M20 between junctions 8 and 9
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M20 between junctions 9 and 11 ⓘ |
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