The aerial pictures come as it was revealed that ministers were considering placing food and drink facilities and toilets alongside the M20 for truck drivers caught in major jams. Others are in Leicestershire, Warwickshire, Solihull, Kent, Essex, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire – where people have not been allowed a say on their location or construction. Yet, astonishingly, this sprawling space is one of only 29 such parks being built across England – all in order to cope with the expected border logjams. Upon completion, the vast grey site will be used for HMRC customs checks, with an area available as a holding space when delays arise. The development – nicknamed the Farage Garage and situated just off the M20 near Ashford – is being built by the government in case of a no-deal divorce from the EU in December. The images show the full jaw-dropping magnitude of a scheme which will see 27 acres of Kent’s green fields ripped up and concreted over to create a sprawling 2,000-vehicle holding facility for trucks crossing the Channel. New photos show how the county nicknamed the Garden of England may soon be more accurately described as the nation’s lorry park – thanks to Brexit preparations. I would argue this is as much of a problem as the lack of expressways/motorways: what we have we don't connect together properly.īrexit: Workers turn 27-acre Kent field into 2,000-vehicle lorry parkįacility nicknamed Farage Garage is just one of 29 such sites being created across England Most of these have been like that for several decades. They do occasionally get upgraded but I wouldn't hold my breath. *improvement under construction/in prep, **junction or road under construction/in prep New town examples (generally less egregious): Click to expand.Quite the optimist! I'm afraid there are dozens of British grade-separated dual carriageways and motorways that smash into roundabouts where they meet other such roads:Ī5300 (as extension of M57 mainline)/A562Ī404(M) (as extension of A404 mainline)/M4
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