moveable barrier costs on the M20
Case reference FOI2024/00655
Received 26 July 2024
Published 16 May 2025
Request
I would like to know the cost involved in putting in place and then dismantling the moveable barrier on the M20, each time Operation Brock is implemented and then removed.
It would be useful to know the cost of each instance that this happens as well as the total cost so far for 2024 as the barrier has already been implemented and removed 4 times this year.
Can I also request the total figure just for moving the barrier since the inception of Operation Brock.
Response
The table below shows the cost for deployment only of Operation Brock from 2019 up to June 2024. We do not have the cost for July 2024 yet.
|
Year |
Start Date |
End Date |
Days Active |
Combined Cost to Activate/Deactivate |
Cost Comment |
|
2019 |
24/03/2019 |
18/04/2019 |
25 |
£ 795,000 |
23km Steel barrier installation & removal Traffic Management set up and labour |
|
2020 / 2021 |
28/12/2020 |
28/04/2021 |
121 |
£ 250,000 |
20km full movement of concrete barrier & Traffic Management set up and labour |
|
2021 |
17/07/2021 |
01/08/2021 |
15 |
£ 250,000 |
|
|
2022 |
22/03/2022 |
06/06/2022 |
76 |
£ 175,000 |
Traffic Management set up and labour only. The concrete barrier already in place for the M20 Moveable Barrier Project |
|
2022 |
11/07/2022 |
04/09/2022 |
55 |
£ 175,000 |
|
|
2022 |
17/12/2022 |
07/01/2023 |
20 |
£ 175,000 |
|
|
2023 |
26/05/2023 |
05/06/2023 |
10 |
£ 250,000 |
20km full movement of concrete barrier & Traffic Management set up and labour |
|
2023 |
14/07/2023 |
20/08/2023 |
40 |
£ 175,000 |
Traffic Management set up and labour only. The concrete barrier already in place for the M20 Moveable Barrier Project |
|
2024 |
19/03/24 |
8/04/24 |
21 |
£ 250,000 |
20km full movement of concrete barrier & Traffic Management set up and labour |
|
2024 |
25/05/24 |
2/06/24 |
9 |
£ 250,000 |
20km full movement of concrete barrier & Traffic Management set up and labour |
|
Total |
£ 2,745,000 |
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The scheme costs associated with the M20 moveable barrier which commenced January 2020 up to 31 March 2024 is £37,728,475.13.
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