Drivers heading to Dover and the Channel Tunnel terminal are warned to allow for strict security checks after the Nice outrage.

French border police at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel in Folkestone continue to follow their government's orders to carry out heightened security checks following last week's massacre.

Highways England today (Thursday) warned that the M20/A20 and M2/A2 approaches would be busy for tourist, freight and local traffic.

The cross-Channel gateways will be particulary busy with the summer holiday getaway, particularly with Kent schools breaking up tomorrow.

Drivers are advised to:
Plan their journeys and allow extra time if required
Check travel conditions before setting out and, where safe, during journeys.
Ensure they and their cars are fit for the journey – including taking regular breaks and topping up with fuel.

Drivers to the Port of Dover are advised to consider using the M2/A2 while freight and cruise traffic should use the M20/A20.

It is recommended that local drivers considered other routes such as the B2011, A256 or A258, which may not be suitable for HGVs.

Drivers heading for the Channel Tunnel are advised to turn up on time for their booked departure.

Highways England provides live traffic information via its website, local and national radio travel bulletins, electronic road signs and mobile apps. Local Twitter services are also available at @HighwaysSEAST.

Travel advice for drivers heading to the Port of Dover is also available on Twitter via @PoD_travelnews or from Kent County Council via @KentHighways.

A total 84 people were killed when a lorry was deliberately ploughed into a crowd in Nice on France’s national day, Bastille Day, on July 14.

It was the third major terrorist attack on the country in 18 months, the others being the Charlie Hebdot murders in January 2015 and the slaughter of 130 people in Paris last November.