LABOUR GOVERNMENT ACTS ON OPERATION STACKKent Labour welcomes the news that work has begun on a moveable concrete barrier to ease the disruption caused by Operation Stack. The Quick Moveable Barrier (QMB) is being installed between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20. Once in place it can be quickly and safely brought into use, allowing some London-bound lanes to be used by traffic heading towards the coast when the Port of Dover is affected by the weather or industrial action.Work installing the QMB will take place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to limit delays. At least two lanes will remain open from 6am to 8pm every day. The work should take approximately fourteen weeks. Kent Labour Shadow Cabinet member for Regeneration & Highways Roger Truelove said: “The Labour Government knows that Operation Stack causes real disruption for people and businesses in Kent. The Quick Moveable Barrier is going to help ease that disruption. “Meanwhile, through the Highways Agency, the Government will continue to work with Kent County Council, the Police and other partners to help find a longer term solution to the problem of Operation Stack. "Labour is proving once again that it is committed to congestion busting and improving the road network, making Kent a better place to live, visit and do business”.
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