Beliris, the federal fund for major construction projects in Brussels, has recently announced that a new phase of construction works on the rest of this pedestrian area will begin on August 5.

The rue Orts and rue du Marché aux Poulets will be affected by these works. On rue Orts, located in front of the Stock Exchange, work will start on the Marriott Hotel side before the work continues on the Beursschouwburg side. A special route for emergency response vehicles will always be available, as will spaces for pedestrians.

Most of the project is scheduled to be completed by the autumn, says Beliris. Some sections of the project will likely have to be completed in 2020, however: these include the renovation of Place Fontainas, Place de la Bourse and the redevelopment of Rue des Pierres, near Ancienne Belgique, and Rue des Teinturiers.

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Part of the Rue de La Loi will be reduced from four to two lanes from this Monday until the end of August in order to complete the renovation of the bridge located above the chaussée d’Etterbeek, announced Brussels Mobility in a press release on Friday.

“In the summer of 2017, Brussels Mobility began work on renovating the bridge. In 2018, the renovations could not be carried out in the summer due to the festivities commemorating the end of the First World War. This year, the renovation of the bridge will finally be completed,” explains Brussels Mobility. “The objective is to rebuild the infrastructure, waterproofing, balustrades and road surface.”

These works are being completed while major renovation is also being conducted on the Leopold II and Rogier tunnels.

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Apart from some work done at night outside the summer months, the summer period is the most favourable period for large construction and renovation projects. The roadway will be completely renewed and the sidewalks renovated. Drainage will be adapted, a new water supply system for firefighters will also be installed and the power supply and ventilation will be changed. The renovation of the ceiling will also continue.

The construction site will undoubtedly cause quite a bit of traffic disruption because nearly 40,000 motorists use this road daily in both directions. Alternatives via the A12 and Boulevard Industriel (Anderlecht) have therefore been put in place.

A secure bicycle path has also been installed on Avenue Charles-Quint between the Zellik road (N8) and the tunnel itself. SNCB, Stib and De Lijn have also adapted their capacity and frequency of their modes of transport accordingly.

Other measures have also been taken to improve traffic flow around the tunnel: a single direction with a traffic lane for cars and another for buses, emergency services and motorcycles is planned around Elisabeth Park. Two exits will also be closed at Place Sainctelette to prevent motorists from blocking each other.

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This is about to change as on Monday, October 15, work has begun to renovate the busiest commercial street in the country.  In addition, neighboring streets will be renovated as well.  The renovation project required a budget of over 5 million euros and is expected to take 2 years to complete.

To avoid unwanted inconvenience to both residents and passers-by, the renovation will be carried out in several phases.

 

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