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Gales cause Stack on A14
23rd August 2007, Page 16
23rd August 2007
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FELIXSTOWE PORT was forced to close again last week after high winds battered the docks.
Police initiated Operation Stack on one lane of the A14 near the Dockspur Roundabout, ordering more than 100 LGVs to queue until the winds died down.
Closure lasted from the afternoon of 15 August until the early evening. A spokesman says Operation Stack appeared to ease congestion: "When there are problems it tends to be because it clogs other roads, inconveniencing other people. On this occasion we aren't aware of any significant disruption."
It is unusual for high winds to close the port during August. he adds: "Normally our windiest months tend to be winter months, January and February.