Praise for KCC and its handling of Brexit transition traffic | So far, so good. That was the message from KCC's senior highways manager Toby Howe to members of the Maidstone Joint Transportation Board as he reported on the effects of Brexit on the county's roads. Operation Brock was working well Picture: Barry Goodwin Mr Howe said the county had implemented its traffic management plan at the end of the transition period on December 31, with Operation Brock in place to control queuing lorries and with inland border facilities at Sevington near Ashford, and at the former Manston Airport. He said that in addition to the new paperwork required by importers and exporters, there was now the problem of Covid testing for the drivers, but both Sevington and Manston were providing tests.