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Stephanie Tunnel closed for one year
The Stephanie Tunnel in Brussels will remain closed for the rest of the year due to safety reasons, announced Brussels Mobility. The tunnel first closed on 12 January after concerns over its safety arose when cracks were discoverd in the concrete ceiling.
After a thorough analysis last week by an engineering consultancy, called in to examine the danger of collapse, it was determined that the tunnel is not stable and would therefore remain closed to traffic for at least one year.
Brussels mobility minister Pascal Smet confirms and supports Brussels Mobility's decision: "At present there is no other option than to keep the tunnel closed. Motorists' safety is the priority," he says in De Morgen.
Smet has tasked Brussels Mobility with working out a mobility plan in close consultation with Brussels public transport authority STIB, the police, local authorities and an external mobility office. The plan, which is to be implemented as soon as possible, should keep traffic hindrance to a minimum.
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It seems that the state of the roads with concrete in the city isn't fab at all, especially flyovers and tunnels imagine a year is a optimistic projection.
Brussels is seriously kapot, at least from a mobility perspective. This is just another nudge past the tipping point. The capital of Europe has the traffic characteristics of a 3rd world country on far too many many days. I "must" negotiate the centre by car daily - contrary to my environmental conscience - and have watched the situation continue to deteriorate. Top of the list of problems is serious administrative failure. Even creative, positive solutions, like Uber, are made illegal.
Not to mention all this governments and communes having to agree who pays