Brussels mayor rules out two of four new underground car parks
In a recent interview, the mayor of Brussels-City has said that two of the planned four new car parks in the centre of the capital will not be built
And then there were two
A planned car park under Vossenplein, home to the popular flea market, was previously cancelled after massive neighbourhood protest. “In time, and in co-operation with the Brussels Region, there will be two new car parks on the edge of the pentagon,” said Mayeur, referring to the city’s inner ring road. “One will be near metro station Ijzer on the side of the canal … and another close to South Station.”
The latter location might correspond to a plan announced previously to build one of the car parks at Rouppeplein, not far from the station. The loss of Brigitinnen comes as no surprise as the city was unable to find a suitable location and there were concerns about safety, with the busy North-South rail link running through the area.
The announcement of the scrapping of the Nieuwe Graanmarkt, however, comes as a surprise; according to Bruzz, the news is based only on Mayeur’s interview. To date, no decision has been taken by the Brussels-City council. La Capitale reports that, according to sources within the council, none of the contractors for the work was able to meet the demands of the tender, which included lower tariffs, places reserved for local residents and the preservation of trees on the square.
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