In the coming days, roadworks will be carried out on the Belgian section of the E40 between Groot-Bijgaarden and Ternat. This particular section of the road will close tonight.
The maintenance work on the E40 between Groot-Bijgaarden and Ternat will be conducted over three consecutive nights from tonight (7th December) until Thursday morning (10th December).
The road towards Ghent will be closed at 8pm until 5am on each of the aforementioned nights according to the Belgian transport association.
Long-distance traffic will be diverted via Antwerp using the A12 and E19 roads.
In addition, the Groot-Bijgaarden car park will be closed on the above-mentioned dates from 7.00 pm. Trucks that have parked there earlier will have to leave the parking lot before 8pm or stay there overnight until 5 am.
Works at the E25-E40 intersection
From Sunday, maintenance works are also to be carried out at the E25 junction with the E40 (Avroy-Chênée).
The road will be completely impassable in both directions for several consecutive nights from 9.30pm until 6 am the next day. This is the section between junction 35 Avroy / Laveu and junction 39 Chênée. The roadworks will be carried out overnight until the morning of Friday December 11th.
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