Holidaymakers heading to the continent face ten hour delays as France has stepped up its security checks in the wake of the terror threat.
Drivers have been stranded on the roads approaching the port for nearly ten hours overnight with no access to any facilities.
This morning, Alkham Valley Road is closed end to end except for access for residents and emergency vehicles.
This is to provide an unrestricted access route for emergency services and essential traffic management vehicles to provide welfare to traffic stuck on the A20.
Unfortunately, as this is an emergency closure, residents have not been directly contacted.
This will remain in place until welfare is no longer an issue. At present this is expected to be within 36 hours.
Operation Stack will not be used, it can only be used for freight traffic. The delays are a result of increased French border checks at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel.
They follow French government requirements to deliver heightened security checks to keep the traveling public safe following the recent attacks in France.
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