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After 50 years of deadlock, major works begin on the North-South route in Houthalen-Helchteren: “Liveability has won”

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The first demolition work on the Grote Baan in Houthalen-Helchteren is due to begin after nearly 50 years of debate and legal proceedings.
  • The North-South connection is moving beyond a political and legal impasse over a tunnel or bypass route.

After almost 50 years of debate and legal proceedings, the first demolition work on the Grote Baan in Houthalen-Helchteren is about to begin.

The move places the long-awaited North-South connection into a new phase. For nearly half a century, the project remained trapped in a political and legal impasse.

At the heart of the dispute was the choice between a tunnel and a bypass. “Liveability has won,” the headline says as the long-delayed works finally get under way.

Liveability has won

· Not specifiedThe headline frames the start of the works as a victory for the quality of life in Houthalen-Helchteren.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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