Traffic info
The early exodus for the extended Ascension weekend was already felt strongly on the Flemish roads on Wednesday afternoon. Before 5 p.m., the traffic jam counter of the Flemish Traffic Center peaked above 300 kilometers. Around 7:30 p.m., the number of kilometers of traffic jams in Flanders dropped below 100 again. The disruption was especially great around Antwerp and Brussels. Below you will find an overview of the current nuisance.
Who on the Antwerp ring road towards the Netherlands is running, there is a delay between Antwerp West and Borgerhout, where motorists take about 45 minutes longer on the road. Also between St Anna Linkeroever and Antwerp West, a waiting time of around 20 minutes must be taken into account. In the towards Ghent there is a closure on the Antwerp ring road from Antwerp North to Deurne, which adds an additional travel time of approximately 10 minutes.
Driving towards Antwerp Drivers mainly experience delays on the E17 between Haasdonk and Antwerp West, where traffic stands still for more than half an hour. It is busy on the E313 between Herentals West and Antwerp East, with a waiting time of almost half an hour. The E34 between Melsele and St Anna Linkeroever also adds more than 20 minutes to the travel time. There are also shorter traffic jams on the A12 between Bevrijdingstunnel and Antwerp South, where the delay is approximately 10 minutes, and on the E19 between St Job in ‘t Goor and Antwerp North, where traffic is at a standstill for about 5 minutes.
On the Brussels inner ring there are traffic jams between Anderlecht-Noord and Jette, with a delay of more than fifteen minutes. Between Ruisbroek and Anderlecht-Noord the delay is almost 10 minutes, while between Wezembeek-Oppem and Tervuren 4 Armen there is a waiting time of just under 5 minutes. Driving on the Brussels outer ring traffic between Wezembeek-Oppem and Diegem will be delayed by 15 minutes. Between Strombeek Bever and Jette, traffic takes almost 10 minutes longer.
On the E19 in the towards Brussels connection between Vilvoorde Luchthavenlaan and Machelen, where drivers must take into account an additional travel time of approximately 10 minutes.
