Highway works are essential for safety and to increase the life of roads. This will be accompanied by some traffic disruption, although every effort will be made to minimize this.
In this way simultaneous major road works in the same area are avoided and diversion routes are pre-screened. Strict safety measures are taken at highway plazas. One of these is checking that drivers are adhering to the speed limit and there will be a strong focus on that.
The relevant minister appealed: “We ask drivers to respect the speed limit and the traffic light. And to be extremely careful when approaching the construction zone.” Lydia Peters (Open Vld) Ibid.
Speed in the yards will be monitored using mobile controllers, semi-fixed speed cameras and manned controllers.
Overview of locations where the most disturbance is expected:
Antwerp
- Oosterweel runs on the ring road around Antwerp R1 on the right bank of the Scheldt
- Replacement of the bridge over the E313 at Ranset
East Flanders
- Renovation of the winding bridges at the Zwijnaarde intersection
- Asphalt repairs on the R2 in Waaslandhaven-Noord in Beveren
- Beginning of the Beverentunnel renovation
- Renovation of Zelzatetunnel service building
Flemish Brabant
- Renovation of the Leonard Tunnel on the Brussels R0 ring road
- Construction of an emergency crossing at Vierarmentunnel on the Brussels R0 ring road
- Structural maintenance of the bridge over the E19 in Zemst
- Structural maintenance of the bridge over the E314 in Leuven towards Brussels
Limburg
- Construction of rush hour lanes on the E313 motorway between Lommen and Hasselt West
