LORRY STATE
We’re trapped in our homes due to P&O ferry chaos – we can’t go to work and every route out of town is blocked
FRUSTRATED locals claim they are trapped in their homes as a mix of Operation Brock, the P&O crisis and bad weather caused travel chaos.
Dover residents claim the port is "currently the worst place on earth" after the roads were essentially turned into a car park for lorries.
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Workers have now resorted to walking miles from their homes to make it in as the roads are unusable, reports.
And others claim they are trapped inside and unable to grab shopping or medicine as Operation Brock rumbles on.
Kent Police launched the scheme to stack HGVs heading to the coast on the M20 in an attempt to ease congestion.
But there are now severe delays on the motorway, which has caused a knock-on effect on the A2, A20 and surrounding villages.
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Local Rob Howbrook said: "People cannot get to work due to lorries blocking every route through town.
"It’s a continuous failure by all agencies to manage the traffic into Dover when there are issues in the channel."
Graham Adams added: "The worst issue is the gridlock we are now experiencing locally with parts of Dover and Folkestone completely jammed up.
"Each time this happens nobody seems to think about the wider knock on effects."
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Lorry drivers have been stuck in eight hour queues after Operation Brock was brought in due to ferry disruption.
Holidaymakers hoping to board boats at the Port of Dover have also complained of a three hour wait.
Some schools have already broken up for the Easter Holidays - meaning many families hoping to get away for the week are being affected.
A combination of bad weather and the P&O scandal is also to blame for the severe delays.
Services remain suspended on ferries between Dover and Calais and Cairnryan and Larne after all 800 crew were made redundant.
Poor weather conditions have caused DFDS to run a severely reduced service between Dover and Calais, and Dover and Dunkirk.
Travellers have also been warned Irish Ferries services has been affected by the weather.
It comes after huge delays on the M20 and M2 yesterday saw drivers stuck in traffic for most of the day.
A Department for Transport spokesman said: "We are aware of queues at Dover, and the Kent Resilience Forum and local partners are working to minimise any disruption by deploying temporary traffic-management measures as standard."
Dover MP Natalie Elphicke added: "The traffic disruption caused by P&O’s actions is very serious.
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"Coupled with adverse weather conditions and the Easter getaway traffic the situation has become severe. This can be expected to continue for the next few days.
“The problems have caused an unacceptable impact on our community, particularly at Whitfield, Aycliffe, Capel-Le-Ferne and in Dover town itself."
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