Long traffic jams around Antwerp and to the sea through Start Ascension Weekend (Antwerp)
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The start of the Ascension Weekend also causes a lot of traffic nuisance in our country after Wednesday afternoon, especially around Antwerp and towards the coast. On the Antwerp Ring you quickly lose half an hour to Ghent, and those who come from the Kempen to the E313 can count half an hour extra.
Anyone who takes a look at the traffic situation around Antwerp on Thursday afternoon could suspect that it is a morning or evening rush hour on a working day. « There were no incidents, so it’s merely recreational traffic, » says Peter Bruyninckx of the Flemish Traffic Center. « We also saw that on May 1, although the weather was better at the time. But people clearly don’t stay at home this weekend. »
« On the E40 of Brussels towards the coast you can also count half an hour extra travel time. Striking: there are also the traffic jams on the E19 in the Dutch border area, and that in both directions. » It is also slow to Breda, « says Bruyninckx. » It is a holiday in both countries and you feel that. In the Netherlands itself there was already warning. «
