CIVIC chiefs are to scale down the Brexit lorry park on the A31 near Winchester because the feared bottlenecks never happened. A long section of the dual carriageway had been converted into a triage point in case the new trade arrangements with the EU led to backlogs at Portsmouth ferry port. It meant that thousands of motorists a day had to use a 30mph contraflow between Alresford and the Percy Hobbs roundabout at Morn Hill. But today it has been announced that Operation Transmission will be wound down from February 18. The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Local Resilience Forum, a group of local authorities and emergency services, said Portsmouth is working smoothly with high levels of compliance from hauliers cutting down on delays.