The A201 motorway, which provides access to Brussels Airport, has been reopened to traffic approximately an hour and a half after being closed due to a gas leak at a road construction site, according to Zaventem Airport.
This stretch of highway had been completely closed to traffic (in both directions) shortly before 9:30 due to the leak, which occurred in a medium-pressure pipeline at a roundabout located under the highway, at the end of Vilvoordelaan in Zaventem.
The police had evacuated residents, and technicians from the network operator Fluvius arrived on site to repair the leak.
Brussels Airport advised people not already stuck in traffic to avoid the A201 and recommended taking the train to the airport instead.
The leak had only a very limited impact on air traffic. In fact, it caused only a few minor delays, as some passengers and airport staff arrived late.
