The proposed route for the M20 would cover roughly 20 acres of Colin’s land. “Our type of business simply could not continue right beside a motorway for health and safety reasons.

Fully signed diversion routes will be in place while the M20 is closed. For London-bound journeys, this will be via the A20, A2, M2 and A229 to re-join the M20 at J6.

Officers from Kent Police are at the scene and the route is expected to be closed “for a number of hours”. The westbound carriageway of the M20 had been closed near J9 as well but has since ...

The M20 is closed for all non-freight traffic between J8 (Maidstone) and J12 (Folkestone). Operation Brock is in place and entry slip roads at Ashford's J9 and J10 and J11 at the Stop24 services ...

We were driving parallel to those two trucks when the bridge collapsed on the M20. "It could have been our car but I guess the height of those trucks intervened. The Hand of Mercy probably.

The AA route planner amber traffic warning map for Friday, December 22 and Saturday, December 23. Image: AA.