Post-Brexit port chaos fears lead to UK motorway closure
The UK develops plans to handle queues of thousands of trucks, should freight be unable to progress swiftly through ports when the UK leaves the EU. The M26 motorway in Kent will undergo a series of closures as work begins on turning it into a potential lorry park
‘I do not expect any of the contingencies that we have in place for a no-deal Brexit to be needed, because I am confident we will reach a sensible agreement,’ said transport secretary Chris Grayling