Comments supported by the PS, the MR, Défi and the PTB, who unanimously denounced a lack of accessibility to emergency services linked to Brussels traffic plans.
“Always consulted with Siamu”
Asked, Elke Van den Brandt (Green) assured: “Siamu is always, I repeat, always, closely associated with the development of traffic plans in the neighborhoods. Siamu’s comments are always taken into account. In case of doubt, he tests the feasibility of gyrations with the auto-ladder, namely the most restrictive vehicle” Which, for example, was the case, she explains, on avenue Broustin, a stone’s throw from the Basilica of Koekelberg, where the avenue was made into a dead end.
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The ecologist recalled that most of the measures taken in the plans consist of changes in direction or one-way changes. “Filters with physical measurements are rather rare and always coordinated with Siamu. Physical filters are never carried out on the Siamu penetration routes where virtual filters (controlled by ANPR cameras) are favored. As is the case on Rue Royale, points out Elke Van den Brandt, who recalls that the creation of bus lanes makes the circulation of emergency vehicles more fluid.by providing routes clear of traffic.” “If things have to be adapted, they have to be adapted“, she concluded, pointing out the phenomenon of poorly parked cars also hampering emergency services.
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“We cannot say everything and its opposite”
Explanations which did not convince the deputies at all. “Tell myself: we’re doing our best and it’s going well…, I don’t have the impression that that’s the reality, at least the reality on the ground“, argued Sofia Bennani.”We cannot say everything and its opposite“, adds Ibrahim Dönmez (PS), denouncing the transfer of traffic to the main roads and, simultaneously, the reductions in lanes on these same roads. “You are completely disconnected from reality“, castigated Oliver Rittweger (PTB) addressing Minister Elke Van den Brandt.
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For her part, MP Isabelle Pauthier (Ecolo) supported the minister: according to her, the problem does not come from the plans but from too much traffic in Brussels. “It happened to me several times, in Yser, to see the firefighters leaving the station and being blocked because the entire Petite Ceinture is completely clogged during rush hours..”
