The Charter on Construction Traffic is a project of the Flemish Foundation for Traffic Knowledge. Municipalities in Flanders (Belgium) can cooperate with the construction sector to maximise the safety, liveability and accessibility of their schools’ environments during private and public construction works of buildings and roads in their neighbourhoods, by signing the Charter together with three associations representing different companies in the construction sector.
By signing the Charter on construction traffic, the municipalities and associations commit to the following:
- The municipality commits to active communication with construction companies and contractors about construction traffic near schools. Furthermore, municipalities commit to establish a central contact point for questions contractors may have. The contact point also looks – together with contractors – into alternative routes for the construction traffic, with the aim of avoiding as far as possible routes to schools as well as routes where there are high numbers of vulnerable road users.
- No tractors are to be used inside the municipality’s urban areas and in the vicinity of their schools, unless exempted.
- No construction traffic for construction sites located in the vicinity of schools is permitted, when these start or end. Construction companies and contractors commit to inform their suppliers and transporters of the (implications of the) charter.
- Construction traffic should use the main roads as much as possible.
- The routes for construction traffic are to be
kept clean. - Loads are to be covered if these are prone to create nuisance due to dust.
Out of the 300 Flemish municipalities, 99 have already signed the Charter. When a municipality signs the Charter, the associations representing the construction sector are automatically informed and will inform their members accordingly.
Charter on Construction Traffic. Together for a safe school environment.
Municipalities are furthermore encouraged to develop, together with the schools, maps setting out school routes, to help with providing alternative routes to the contractors. Municipalities are furthermore encouraged to include a copy of the Charter when issuing building permits, as well as to inform residents and schools about major works and ask them to report any non-compliance with the Charter to the central contact point. Moreover, municipalities are encouraged to lead by example by applying the Charter during public works, notably by indicating where school routes are and when construction traffic is not allowed.
More Information
The website of the Flemish charter on construction traffic.
The text of charter (in Dutch).