In 2023, the Region wlet’s go commissioned a mobility study on this road project. In broad terms, we can read that in the short term, bypassing Gages will be effective. Mais the study also says that‘” gradually measure that the park’s attendance will increase to reach peaks of 33,000 visitors per day, we will witness a quasi “back to the box departure“ for Gages, despite the contournment, and new villages will be impacted.“
On it Daiza disputes the methodology of this study and claims to be in the process of to redo calculations with the office in charge of the study.
More for the citizen collective “No to roads On it Daiza ”, “ the mobility study clearly shows that an additional road will only call for additional trafficand what to In the long term, construction will be of no use. The problem is that politicians have thehabit of working very short term ”, regret Gisèle Moreau and Vincent Vanheckemembers of the collective. “ The road seems to be an easy and profitable solution, seen the parking lots paid of On it Daiza, but there may be other solutions: the park could spread arrivals, allow for a maximum number of visitors per daywe could also predict train shuttles much more regular from Mons and Ath stations“, indicates Gisèle Moreau.
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