De Werkvennootschap, the Flemish agency modernising the capital ring road, confirmed on 10 March that crews will activate **temporary smart traffic lights** this weekend at the busy R0/A201 interchange – the principal access route for Brussels Airport and NATO’s headquarters. The lights are an interim step in converting the outdated clover-leaf into a *Single Point Interchange* designed to cut weaving conflicts and shorten taxi-to-terminal times. From 22:00 Friday until early Monday, drivers heading from the inner ring toward the airport must detour via Henneaulaan, adding roughly ten minutes during peak construction windows.
![Weekend works will reroute traffic to Brussels Airport as R0–A201 junction installs smart lights]()
For travellers who also need to make sure their paperwork is in order, VisaHQ can swiftly handle Belgian visa requirements while you focus on navigating these detours. The service’s online portal (https://www.visahq.com/belgium/) simplifies applications, tracks progress in real time, and offers courier options—helping you avoid last-minute stress as construction around Brussels Airport intensifies.
Right-turn movements remain uninterrupted, but haulage firms have been asked to stagger deliveries to the airport cargo zone, which handles more than 600 trucks daily. The redesign, in progress for 18 months, is scheduled for completion in summer 2027 and will include adaptive signalling linked to live flight-schedule data so that green phases lengthen when airport departures cluster. Engineers estimate the final layout will cut average journey times between the ring and departure kerbs by 20 %. Cyclists will gain segregated lanes and a new underpass to Diegem business park, improving “last-mile” commuting options for thousands of expatriate workers. In the short term, however, mobility managers should warn travellers of weekend delays and consider routing via the E19 exit at Vilvoorde. Taxis and ride-sharing apps have been advised to add a €2 construction surcharge during peak detour hours, which corporate travel policies may need to accommodate. The airport has asked airlines to highlight the works in pre-departure emails, echoing lessons learned during last year’s R0 shoulder resurfacing that saw hundreds of passengers miss flights.
For travellers who also need to make sure their paperwork is in order, VisaHQ can swiftly handle Belgian visa requirements while you focus on navigating these detours. The service’s online portal (https://www.visahq.com/belgium/) simplifies applications, tracks progress in real time, and offers courier options—helping you avoid last-minute stress as construction around Brussels Airport intensifies.
Right-turn movements remain uninterrupted, but haulage firms have been asked to stagger deliveries to the airport cargo zone, which handles more than 600 trucks daily. The redesign, in progress for 18 months, is scheduled for completion in summer 2027 and will include adaptive signalling linked to live flight-schedule data so that green phases lengthen when airport departures cluster. Engineers estimate the final layout will cut average journey times between the ring and departure kerbs by 20 %. Cyclists will gain segregated lanes and a new underpass to Diegem business park, improving “last-mile” commuting options for thousands of expatriate workers. In the short term, however, mobility managers should warn travellers of weekend delays and consider routing via the E19 exit at Vilvoorde. Taxis and ride-sharing apps have been advised to add a €2 construction surcharge during peak detour hours, which corporate travel policies may need to accommodate. The airport has asked airlines to highlight the works in pre-departure emails, echoing lessons learned during last year’s R0 shoulder resurfacing that saw hundreds of passengers miss flights.
