News / Operation Stack becomes Operation Brock in M20 truck queueing rethink

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There will be changes in the way trucks queue on the M20 next year.

A new strategy unveiled by the UK government aims to alleviate the congestion that has plagued cross-Channel ports, and will see one carriageway closed to traffic to provide temporary parking for trucks.

Head of policy at the Freight Transport Association (FTA) Christopher Snelling described it as a “good compromise”.

He added: “The temporary solution for Operation Stack is a good compromise for operators concerned about managing queues at ports in the event of ...