Mobility

From 3 to 18 October included, Infrabel will carry out the final phase of works in the rail tunnel. The impact will be similar to that of the previous works.

Impact on train services:

• Brussels Central: 4 trains per hour instead of 6
• Brussels European Quarter: 1 train per hour instead of 2
• Antwerp: 1 train per hour instead of 2
• Ghent: 1 train per hour instead of 2 (longer travel time)

The greatest impact will be on connections towards Leuven/Hasselt and Leuven – Tienen – Landen – Liège. No direct trains will operate to or from Brussels Airport.

Alternatives:

• Take bus R26 or 82 to Zaventem station. The Knokke-Liège IC train will exceptionally stop there during the works, providing four train connections per hour to Leuven. (Recommended option.)
• Travel via Brussels-North and transfer there.

Please plan your journey in advance and allow extra travel time where possible. More information on the NMBS webnews. 

The utility works on Kompaslaan, between b.house and Building 8, have been extended until the end of October. From mid-October, work will commence on the section between Building 8 and Building 9 (near the Strabet roundabout), meaning that only one lane will be available there. To manage traffic flows, traffic lights will be installed at the junction of Kompaslaan and the Strabet roundabout. These will be in operation from 21 October until the end of October, daily from 6.30 am to 4 pm.

This will have an impact on traffic:

• Pedestrians and cyclists: passage remains possible in both directions.
• Motorised traffic: traffic will be regulated alternately by traffic lights; please allow for extra waiting time at the traffic lights.

After 4.00 pm, the road will be open to traffic in both directions and the traffic lights will not be in operation.

The works are primarily focused on the completion of the A201 road infrastructure, preparing for the opening of the new traffic route towards Evere.

The 19 October phase change will take place in several stages

• From 1 to 6 pm – towards Evere: traffic will be channelled into a single lane.
• From 8 pm – traffic from the outer ring road towards Evere will be diverted via the Strabet roundabout.
• From 9 pm – traffic from Evere towards Brussels Airport will be diverted via the Inner Ring Road and must turn round on Henneaulaan. A diversion will be in place.

The works are scheduled so that everything will be completed before the morning peak on 20 October.

Phase change: new traffic light configuration on the A201

From 20 October, traffic in both directions will use the new bridges on the A201. This means that traffic travelling from Zaventem to Evere will also use the new infrastructure.

With the phase change, the traffic light arrangements on the A201 will also change. Three temporary traffic lights i will now regulate traffic flows between the A201 and the R0 access and exit slip roads. Traffic coming from Evere towards the R0 Inner Ring will no longer need to pass through traffic lights.

The following maps show the updated situation

From Brussels Airport towards Evere, Inner Ring or Outer Ring

From Inner Ring towards Brussels Airport

From Outer Ring towards Evere

 From Evere towards Inner Ring, Outer Ring or Brussels Airport

As part of the preparatory work for Hub 3.0, construction of new exit gates for Car Park P1 began last month. The works will continue until the end of November. 

The works will not affect vehicles parked in P1, which can continue to exit via the existing gates. 

This means there will be additional construction traffic along Leopoldlaan. Please take extra care when driving through this area. 

The new exit gates will be brought into operation at a later stage. 

From 5 October, lighting and resurfacing works will start near Buildings 40 and 41 (Brussels Airlines and TUI). The works will take approximately 4 weeks, depending on weather conditions. 

During the works, one-way traffic will be in force from Ringlaan towards Brussels Airport. Traffic heading towards Ringlaan will be diverted via the TUI roundabout, Gate Gourmet, behind P6 and Building 32, via Heidestraat to Car Park 41.

During the night of 7 to 8 October – from 10.00 pm to 5.00 am – three screens on an overhead gantry along the A201 towards Brussels Airport will be replaced.

This work will take place at night. No traffic disruption is expected.

During the night of 8 to 9 October, the N227 tunnel in Steenokkerzeelwill be closed for annual maintenance. A diversion will be in place.

During Mobility Week, many of you travelled to the airport by public transport, bike or carpool.

A total of 519 people registered 15,697.5 green kilometres, roughly the distance from Brussels to Adelaide, Australia.

Many colleagues joined the events, coming along to the breakfast, having their bikes checked for free or competing in the carpool contest.

Thank you to everyone who took part! Prize winners will receive a message soon. 

Ringlaan, also known as Bedrijvenzone Machelen-Diegem, has officially been renamed Kompaslaan. This refers to the public section between Car park 58 Korenberg and the Terminal, where b.house, AHLEX, DELA and other businesses are based. 

The new street name, approved by the municipalities of Machelen and Zaventem, also provides an official address for locations such as the PEB (Punt Eerste Bestemming) the initial staging area where external emergency services gather in the event of an incident.