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Construction sites soon to be completed or completed
Liège – E25-E40/A602 link: modernization of the Cointe tunnel towards Luxembourg. Reopening Monday, August 28 at 6 a.m.
Ring of Brussels – Rehabilitation and securing of Braine-l’Alleud up to the Flemish Region: reopening this Friday August 25 at 6 a.m.
E25-E411/A4 – Repair of the bridge supporting the Stockem motorway: towards Brussels, the lanes will be freed up this Saturday 26 August. Towards Luxembourg, the tracks will be free for Wednesday 30 August.
E42/A15 – Rehabilitation of the coatings from Houdeng to Manage: the tracks have been freed since Thursday August 24 at 5 a.m.
N3 – Resurfacing at Ans height: end of work on Friday 1is september
N6 – Resurfacing at Hyon: the work was completed on Wednesday August 23
N81 – Resurfacing at the Weyler roundabout: work will be completed on Friday 25 August
Here is the list of new construction sites to come in September
R3 – Resurfacing at the height of the Heppignies interchange
The work will be organized in several phases. From Friday 1is September to Sunday September 3, coming from the Heppignies roundabout (called “Muturnia”), the ramp connecting the R3 to the E42/A15 towards Mons will be closed to traffic. Users will be invited to continue to interchange no. 13 “Soleilmont” of the R3 in order to return to the ring in the other direction. On the R3, near this ramp, the right lane will be closed to traffic for several hundred meters.
Users traveling on the E42/A15 from Liège will no longer be able to take the access ramp to the R3 towards Charleroi; They will be invited to head towards the Heppignies roundabout (known as “Muturnia”). Users traveling on the E42/A15 from Mons will no longer be able to use the slip road linking the motorway to the R3 towards Charleroi. A diversion will be put in place via the next exit from the Heppignies interchange and the Heppignies roundabout (called “Muturnia”).
In the process until the end of October, users will not be able to take the R3 via the Heppignies roundabout. They will be invited to take the E42/A15 in the direction of Mons as far as interchange n°16 “Gosselies” in order to take the motorway in the other direction and access the R3.
From the end of September until the end of October, on the R3 from the Heppignies interchange (not included) to the interchange n°13 “Soleilmont”, one lane will be subtracted only towards Charleroi. The interchange exit will be closed to traffic during the second half of October.
E25/A26: repairs near Houffalize
From Monday August 28, several works will take place on the E25/A26 near Houffalize. These operations will modify traffic conditions only in the direction of Liège.
Posted on Friday, August 18, 2023 at 11:06 a.m.
How about slowing down to save fuel? With prices fluctuating and running high, it’s worth it in the long run. We have calculated the gains according to your speed if you drive an average of 1,000 km per month on the motorway.
Gregory, a reader from Charleroi, drives at 90-100 km/h instead of 120 on the highway. “With a full tank, I can do up to 1,000 km instead of 750 previously,” he says, very satisfied with the savings he makes at the pump. But how much can you earn exactly by driving slower? We asked the Vias Institute, which provides eco-driving training, to calculate consumption at different speeds for an average of 1,000 km per month on the motorway (50 km traveled per working day).
As our infographic shows, a driver driving at 90 km/h consumes on average 8 liters less than at 120 km/h per 1,000 km. Building on the tolerance margin of radars, many motorists stall at 130 km/h. Besides the fact that they risk being fined, this behavior costs them 3 liters more than if they were at 120, or just over 6 euros at the current price of petrol and diesel. These amounts may seem small. But on the scale of a year, the follower of 90 km / h on the highway will pay up to 264 euros less than the hurry at 130 km / h.
“These figures were calculated with an average car. Depending on the model used, we may save a little more or a little less,” says Benoît Godart, spokesperson for the Vias Institute. On the other hand, what does not vary from one user to another is the time lost or gained depending on the speed. At 90, we will have accumulated more than 3 hours of delay compared to 130 km/h on the scale of a month.
“Driving at 90 km/h is not ideal because we move at the same speed as the trucks. It’s better to be at least 100 km/h”, advises our interlocutor. But for him, it is useless to stick to this average if we multiply the accelerations and untimely braking, very energy-consuming. “Similarly, we consume more with poorly inflated tires,” he says.
The Reservoir Rumor
And the rumor that you consume less with a full tank? “You can find everything on the internet on the subject. It may have been valid before because of the evaporation of gasoline. But today the reservoirs are sealed. You can hear it when you click to close. In any case, the economy would be non-existent in the event of detours of a few kilometers to get to the service station”, comments Benoît Godart.
On the other hand, he advises against driving on the reserve. The pump must work harder to get the last liters of fuel. “In addition, there may be contaminants at the bottom of the tank that could affect vehicle performance,” warns the road safety specialist. And having a permanently half-full tank doesn’t really matter either. The car weighs a few tens of kilos less… out of a total mass of 1.5 tonnes.
The work will aim to repair the waterproofing screed and resurface the right-hand lane of the Houffalize viaduct towards Liège; rehabilitate the pavement of the bridge overhanging the E25/A26 at the height of the interchange n°51 “Houffalize” and supporting the N30. These operations will require the dismantling and reassembly of the safety barrier of the structure, the replacement of the water net and the repair of the coating over a hundred meters.
Until Saturday 30 September, on the E25/A26 from interchange no. 51 “Houffalize” to the Houffalize viaduct, one lane will be closed to traffic. The maximum speed will be limited to 90 km/h.
E25/A26: repair of the retaining wall of the bridge overhanging the motorway near Longlier
At the end of August, repair work on the retaining wall of the bridge overhanging the E25/A26 and supporting the E25/A411/A4 at Longlier will take place. For 3 weeks, one lane will be closed to traffic.
E40/A3: resurfacing from Lincent to Hélécine
E42/A27: resurfacing and localized repairs between the Cronchamps rest area and Malmedy
E42/A27: resurfacing of the Rastplatz Drei Hutten rest area up to the German border
E411/A4: resurfacing and localized repairs from Verlaine to Transinne, towards Namur
E429/A8: rehabilitation of interchange no. 31 “Frasnes-lez-Anvaing” at the Tournai interchange (E429/A8-E42/A16-E42/A8)
N20/chaussée de Tongres – Rocourt: redevelopment of the intersection formed with place Reine Astrid and rue d’Ans from 4 September until the end of October.
N50-N552: development of a roundabout in Hautrage from 4 September. The works will last more months and will be held in several phases. Diversions will be put in place.
N89 – Bouillon: resurfacing between Beaubru and Noirfontaine
The projects already in progress during these holidays which will continue at the start of the school year
A503 – Charleroi: creation of new accesses/exits to directly connect Central Station to the A503 and better distribute mobility flows
E19/A7 – Rehabilitation of the Familleureux interchange bridge
From August 2021 until the end of September 2023, the work is concentrated on the bridge usually supporting the tracks to Brussels. The other bridge, the one usually supporting the tracks to Mons, will undergo identical repairs in the spring of 2024.
Published on Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 2:55 p.m.
According to the Road Safety Barometer established by the Vias Institute, the number of road deaths increased sharply last year in 2022, in Wallonia (+22%) and in Brussels, where it rose from 6 to 21 deaths. .
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On the other hand, Flanders recorded a decline (-7%). On the scale of Belgium, more than one victim out of three was a pedestrian or a cyclist This provisional assessment should increase as it does not take into account deaths occurring within 30 days.
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“The years 2020 and 2021 were atypical due to the pandemic. The increases observed in 2022 follow an unprecedented drop, largely linked to health measures”, specifies Belinda Demattia, spokesperson for the Walloon Agency for Road Safety. Admittedly, there is a 22% increase in fatalities compared to 2021 but also a 22% decrease compared to 2019 (309 killed on the basis of the final figures).
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“In fact, the first quarter of 2022 was very bad. There were fewer casualties in the second half of the year despite summer festivals and end-of-year celebrations. We have the impression that people let go at the start of 2022 after the Covid restrictions”, analyzes Belinda Demattia.
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“Hainaut has the most killed (73), ahead of Liège (58), Namur (54), Luxembourg (30) and Walloon Brabant (14). Namur is the only Walloon province to have more deaths than in 2019 (49).
“In terms of types of users, the most marked increase concerns pedestrians (+52%) and cyclists, where we go from 6 to 18 killed”, notes the spokesperson for the AWSR. The death toll for cyclists remains lower than 2019 despite an increasing number of users. One in ten cyclist victims in Wallonia were riding an electric vehicle. On the other hand, the results are similar to 2019 for pedestrians. Strepy’s carnival drama weighs heavily in the balance.
E25/A25 – Transformation of the E25/A25 into an urban boulevard between the Monsin dam bridge and the Atlas bridge
E42/A27 – Rehabilitation between Polleur and Laboru towards Battice
E411/A4 – Rehabilitation between Daussoulx and Thorembais-Saint-Trond
More substantial damage than expected was observed on the middle and left lanes of the E411/A4 between Daussoulx and Thorembais-Saint-Trond towards Brussels. They will therefore have to be completely rebuilt. In order to avoid impacting the second phase of the work relating to the rehabilitation of the tracks towards Namur, the work will continue this winter 2023 by laying continuous reinforced concrete.
The current traffic conditions will remain in effect until spring 2024, when the second phase will begin.
E313/A13 – Liers: rehabilitation of bridge 111
N4 – Multimodal development between Jambes and Erpent
Work in progress will continue until September 15 as planned.
Nevertheless, the section located between the Géronsart crossroads and the Orjo crossroads will be fully operational with a few days delay, i.e. August 30 (and not August 25 as announced). Until then, one lane per direction remains accessible at 50 km/h on this section. Indeed, the private company in charge of the works had to mobilize its material and human resources to complete the last rehabilitation operations of the East Ring of Brussels, reorganized and anticipated for meteorological reasons. This section frequented by 36,000 vehicles per day had to be cleared before the start of the school year. Complete information: 230821-r0-chantier-brainelalleud-vers-argenteuil-cp.pdf (sofico.org)
On the other hand, the schedule remains unchanged for the section located on the N4 between Géronsart and Acacias.
N4 – Rehabilitation of the Ortheuville bridge
N29 – Development of a roundabout near the Jodoigne bypass
N63: rehabilitation of the Somme-Leuze viaduct
N90 – Huy: redevelopment of the Charter of Freedoms roundabout (preparatory phase)
N90 – Place de la Station & Boulevard Ernest Mélot construction site
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