Simon Bekaert (Vooruit Tielt) wants to ban heavy traffic
“Freight traffic industrial estate Meulebeke through Tielt”
Bekaert therefore mainly criticizes the lack of mutual communication. “Not even 4 days after I went for the 3e Once the city council argued to keep heavy through traffic from our core, orange diversion signs were placed in both Tielt and Meulebeke, which now also block all freight traffic for industrial estates in Meulebeke. explicit through our city center and school environments in Tielt. Of even more heavy freight result. And this is because the Tielt and Meulebeek municipal authorities do not coordinate their road works. It’s just like we’re living back in the days of the medieval city-states, each sitting on his own island.”
“The detour signs placed also do not take road safety and school environments into account. The freight traffic for the Meulebeke industrial estates can still reach its destination via the safe route N37 and N50, without having to drive through our school environments. But people prefer to take a detour. right through our city center. Understand who can understand.”
Ask for a road safety test
“I will therefore propose to the next city council to adopt a standard road safety test to be applied when planning road works and when developing the diversion systems. Where activities are actually coordinated with neighboring municipalities and AWV in such a way that school environments in built-up areas are not affected by freight diversions. With regard to heavy through traffic in general, I will resubmit the agenda item to keep the heavy through traffic through our center†
Opposition to expansion of Haandeput
“As party leader, I will simultaneously oppose the requested expansion of the Haandeput industrial estate in Meulebeke from the provincial council. no more square meters of industrial land in Meulebeke until the mobility problem in Tielt is solved.”