Have Your Say: Where do you think the new M20 Lorry Park should be, and how should it be used?
Proposals for a major new lorry area that would help improve Kent's resilience when services across the English Channel are disrupted have been announced today.
Two potential sites for a new large lorry park near the M20 have been identified in the consulation and a range from emergency use only to providing truck stop facilities 24 hours a day.
Highweays England are running a full consultation until 25 January 2016, and the M20 lorry park consultation and supporting documents are avaiable online.
Shepway Lib Dems are running two online polls:
Where do you think the new M20 Lorry Park should be?
The two sites for the proposed lorry park are shown below, with Stanford North marked "1" on the map, and Junction 11 North marked "2".
How do you think the proposed new M20 lorry park should be used?
There are four proposed "level" of lorry park proposed, ranging from emergency use only to providing truck stop facilities 24 hours a day.