Contents
Brief history of Operation Stack
Operation Stack in summer 2015
Short-term measures introduced in 2015
Leasing of the former Manston Airport site
The off-road solution: a permanent lorry park
Highways England consultation, 2015–16
3 Costs and benefits of the lorry park
Frequency and duration of Operation Stack
Immediate costs of Operation Stack
How far the lorry park will reduce costs
Cost of Operation Stack to the wider UK economy
Cost of building the lorry park
Impact of the lorry park on the local area
The lorry park as a solution to fly-parking
4 Alternatives to the lorry park
Increasing capacity at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel
Network of smaller lorry parks
Upgrading the A2 / M2 freight corridor
5 Conclusions and Recommendations
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
25 May 2016