contraflow

/ ˈkɒntrəˌfləʊ /

noun

1. two-way traffic on one carriageway of a motorway, esp to allow maintenance work to be carried out or an accident to be cleared

Example Sentences

Operation Brock sees lorries heading to Dover queue on one side of the M20, with the other carriageway operating as a contraflow.

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In Kent, the traffic management system known as Operation Brock is in place, with lorries heading to Dover queuing on one side of the M20, while a contraflow system runs on the remaining carriageway.

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The measures, known as Operation Brock, queue lorries heading to Dover on one side of the M20, while a contraflow system runs on the remaining carriageway.

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Usually under Brock, lorries queue between junctions eight and nine of the M20 southbound, with the northbound carriageway operating as a contraflow.

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Authorities have implemented Operation Brock, a system which allows lorries heading to Dover to use one side of the M20, while all other traffic is restricted to a contraflow system on the opposite side.

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