A task force has been established to manage disruptions due to the renovation of the E411 tunnel at the Léonard junction near Brussels. The team will start work on Monday 3 March.
The renovation of the key junction where the E411 motorway and the Brussels Ring Road R0 meet in Tervuren began in April 2023. Throughout the various phases of the work, traffic has been severely disrupted. To tackle this issue, the task force aims to develop an ‘overarching strategy for alternative mobility’ to cope with the expected traffic, especially during the morning rush hour in the direction of Brussels.
As part of these efforts, Walloon public transport operator TEC will increase its service with nine additional journeys on the E13 line between Wavre and the Herrmann-Debroux metro in Auderghem, ensuring two buses per hour. Combined with line E11, passengers will have access to a bus every ten minutes during peak hours to the Brussels metro.
Trains and carpooling
National railway operator STIB will increase the frequency of trains to Brussels, with two to five trains per hour, especially during rush hour. In May last year, the company had already introduced additional trains as "sustainable alternative solutions" for affected commuters.
However, from 26 April to 4 May, work by railway infrastructure company Infrabel will disrupt traffic on railway line 161.
The IC (Inter-City) trains from Brussels to Luxembourg and from Brussels to Namur – Liège will be diverted, but the IC trains from Dinant will not run to Brussels. The S (Suburban) trains on this line will be replaced by buses.
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Carpooling is also encouraged via an online platform. Wallonia is expanding its network of carpool car parks, which now has almost 3,700 spaces at 112 locations. Eight park-and-ride (P+R) car parks are recommended, including those in Louvain-la-Neuve (700 spaces) and the centre of Wavre.
Finally, alternative routes will be established for those who still need to travel to Brussels by car. The advice is to take the N5, N25, N29, N80, N91, N93 national roads and the R24 ring road to quickly get back on the motorways (E40/A3 or E19/A7).
