Asphalting work on Spendijk and Grensstraat postponed due to wet weather
Elia is laying 150-kV high-voltage underground cables between Geel and Herentals. From Friday, 26 November to Friday, 17 December (inclusive), Elia will be restoring the road surface in Spendijk and Grensstraat in Geel and Olen. The asphalting work scheduled for Monday, 29 November to Thursday, 2 December 2021 has been postponed to March 2022. The concrete work scheduled for Monday, 13 December to Friday, 17 December 2021 is not weather-dependent and is proceeding as planned.
Change to schedule for asphalt repair work in Spendijk and Grensstraat
Elia is starting asphalt repair work in Spendijk and Grensstraat on those parts of the road surface that were already surfaced in asphalt before the works. This will be done in locations where electricity cables have been laid in a trench. On Friday, 26 November 2021, work began to re-lay the foundation and bottom layer of asphalt over the trench. Traffic can resume as normal once this work is finished.
Afterwards, Elia plans to give the entire width of the road surface a new layer of asphalt. Due to the wet weather, it has had to postpone asphalting work in Spendijk and Grensstraat until March 2022. The concrete work is proceeding as planned. Local residents will be sent a letter next year as soon as the schedule for the asphalting work is known.
Work to restore concrete section after cable work in Spendijk going ahead as planned
Starting on Monday, 13 December 2021, Elia will lay new concrete over the entire width of the road surface in Spendijk, specifically in that part of the road where the surface is concrete. No traffic will be allowed on the road from Monday, 13 December to Friday, 17 December so that the concrete can dry.
Spendijk closed during concrete work
The part of Spendijk with a concrete surface will be closed during the concrete work from Monday, 13 December to Friday, 17 December 2021. If you live in this part of Spendijk, please make sure that your car is parked outside the worksite zone by the evening of Sunday, 12 December. No traffic will be allowed on the road from Monday, 13 December to Friday, 17 December. The road will be re-opened to traffic at 6 p.m. on Friday, 17 December. All homes will remain accessible on foot at all times.
