Section of highway E40 closed for 2 weekends for construction of bicycle bridge in Heverlee

The E40 highway near Heverlee (Leuven) will be closed for two weekends for the construction of a bicycle bridge. The closures are from October 30 to November 2 and from November 6 to November 9. Traffic will be halted between exit 23 and the Heverlee interchange with the E314, with diversions advised to avoid congestion. During the first weekend, a 36-meter mast will be installed along with four of the fourteen cables. The following weekend will see the installation of the remaining cables and the removal of temporary supports. The bridge is part of the F29 cycling route connecting Brussels to Leuven.