Traffic lights

Motorists will have to put up with more traffic lights in Ashford after new signals were installed outside Sevington’s post-Brexit lorry park this week.

Highways bosses at Kent County Council closed the A2070 link road for three nights to allow for the works.

The lights will mean truckers can turn right when leaving the 66-acre site, which is next to the M20.

Once operational, HGV drivers will only be allowed to access the plot from the nearby Junction 10a - and will face a penalty if caught breaking the rules.

A Department for Transport spokesman said: “From January 1 customs checks on HGVs will be taking place at the Ashford Waterbrook site before permanently moving to the Sevington site in February 2021 if not before.

“The Sevington site will open as planned on January 1 to manage traffic should there be disruption.”

In the spring, traffic lights were installed at Junction 10a, sparking anger among motorists.

Until that point, the £104m roundabout had been signalfree since but Highways England had always planned to put in the lights.

Some drivers said the move was unnecessary, describing it as a “waste of time”.