Operation Brock Activated After Eurotunnel Chaos
A massive six-hour delay at the Eurotunnel on Monday afternoon sparked chaos that lasted into Tuesday morning. A technical fault brought traffic to a standstill, leaving HGV drivers stranded overnight in Brock.
Drivers Stranded, Help Arrives
Coastguard teams handed out food packages and water to the truckers stuck on the M20. National Highways and the Kent Resilience Forum revealed Operation Brock was activated from Monday, December 12, to manage the expected surge in passenger numbers ahead of Christmas.
M20 Gridlock as Lorries Queue for Dover and Eurotunnel
Operation Brock’s contraflow system is now in place, aiming to prevent the M20 becoming a giant lorry park. The queues stretched for six miles as freight vehicles waited to cross the Channel at the Port of Dover and the Eurotunnel at Folkestone.
The move aims to keep traffic flowing and ease delays during the busy festive period.
