Operation Brock contraflow system on M20 in Kent to be removed

The contraflow has been in place on a 13-mile section of the M20 since July. Credit: ITV News Meridian

The Operation Brock contraflow system on the M20 in Kent will be removed this weekend.

The contraflow has been in place on a 13-mile section of the M20 between junctions 8 (for Maidstone) and 9 (at Ashford) since July and will be removed overnight on Sunday 1 September.

It was put in place as a contingency measure due to the expected high passenger numbers over the summer at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.

To remove the contraflow, the M20 will be closed – London bound from junction 9 to 8 and coastbound junction 7 to 9 – overnight from 9pm on Sunday until 6am on Monday (2 September).

There will be diversion routes in place on the A20 during the closure.

Both carriageways will re-open with three lanes and the national speed limit back in place once the system has been removed.

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