Laeken road partially closed due to deep sinkhole

Laeken road partially closed due to deep sinkhole
A sinkhole in 'Chaussee de Louvain' in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode in 2017. Credit: Belga/ Nicolas Maeterlinck

Part of the Avenue du Parc Royal in Laeken has been closed after the road "collapsed," the local police zone Brussels Capital Ixelles warned on Wednesday.

The deep sinkhole on Avenue du Parc Royal, which partially runs through Parc de Laeken, caused one lane, the cycle path, and part of the pavement to sink.

The road runs from Église Notre-Dame de Laeken to Motsard, near the border with Flanders. Credit: Google Maps

"A part of the Avenue du Parc Royal has been closed due to a collapse of the road," the police zone Brussels Capital Ixelles wrote on its Twitter account on Wednesday morning.

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Works to repair the sinkhole will start on Wednesday. In the meantime, a diversion has been set up via Avenue des Trembles, police reported.


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