Brock - a huge, expensive failure

I live along the A20 in Hollingbourne with the M20 running behind my property. We had to endure months of inconvenience and overnight noise whilst Highways altered the hard shoulder, turning it into a running lane and to store the barrier. They moved the running traffic closer to our houses increasing the noise and vibrations. Then we have the noise of instating Brock then again when it is stood down. Traffic is diverted onto the A20 causing gridlock and making it impossible to access our properties. HGV’s jumping the queue also use the A20 adding further to the gridlock. The speed limit along the A20 is 60mph and the parallel M20 is reduced to 50mph during Brock. A quick trip to the local shop can take an hour. There are NO crossing points for pedestrians along the A20 in Hollingbourne making use of a car necessary. Brock is a hugely expensive failure as it has not served its purpose at keeping the traffic flowing, Christmas 2020, it’s first proper test showed what a failure it is as all non freight traffic was diverted onto the A20 and the motorway was used as a lorry park. The residents of Hollingbourne and the nearby villages have been sacrificed to keep the roads in Dover clear. The increased incident of accidents during Brock need investigation and the figures published, I know there are many more because 1) I hear them 2) The A20 becomes impassable as the motorway is closed and traffic diverted. Now Highways have decided that the moveable barrier would be better stored at the central reservation and we have many more months of noise and disruption overnight. There are no traffic officers on duty when Brock is in force other than on the motorway, the J8 roundabout and the roundabout just after the exit on the A20 are always blocked making access to the villages of Hollingbourne and Leeds difficult.