complained the problem was too large for Kent County Council to deal with and met with the Home Secretary, Theresa May for discussion. 2020 In December 2020, France closed its borders with the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns about the spread of a new variant of coronavirus. This caused major disruptions in ferry and Eurotunnel train traffic. Operation Brock In 2019 Operation Stack is due to be superseded by Operation Brock. Work began in May 2018 on this scheme managed by Highways England, designed as a temporary solution to manage lorry queueing and traffic flow at the Port of Dover after Brexit. In September 2018, Highways England revealed in a freedom of information request that "Operation Brock, the code name for the management of freight in a no-deal scenario, would not be automatic and would require steel barriers to make a planned contraflow system on the M20 safe for ordinary vehicles" and that "£30m has been allocated to cover the design, build and initial operation of the scheme for up to six months." Alternatives Several other options have been considered: Parking the lorries on the Kent County Showground at Detling has been discussed by Highways England, but locals are opposed because the area is very congested. In 2005, the Dover Harbour Board unveiled a plan to create a lorry park for 1,500 vehicles with construction beginning in 2006. In February 2007, it was revealed that Kent County Council had been talking to landowners about buying land for a lorry park. There has been a suggestion from Folkestone and Hythe District Council for a lorry park to the north-east of the roundabout at Junction 11, which would be supported by development in the Stanford and Lympne areas. A coned contraflow system has been trialled on the section between Ashford and Maidstone, to relieve the pressure on the A20, but it was costly and slow to arrange, taking two days to set up and two days to remove. Highways England have announced a plan to use quick movable barriers to set up a contraflow so that two lanes can be maintained. Use of part of the car park at Ebbsfleet International railway station to temporarily park/queue up to 1,000 lorries In July 2016 the Department for Transport announced that a new lorry park for 3,600 vehicles was to be built to the north of junction 11 of the M20,