1. Flemish Agency for Roads and Traffic.
Issues and experiences

2. CONTENT Transit migration issues
Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Migration streams towards parking sites for lorries
Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages
Measurements planned
Possible long term measures
Discussion on measurements, roles and responsibilities

3. Transit migration issues
Not new -> in recent year -> peak incidents
Impact on road safety and parking sites for lorries:
Refugees climbing into trucks
Pedestrians crossing the highway to reach parking sites
Reduced network availability (Westkerke, Drongen)
Damage to infrastructure
Littering

4. Transit migration issues
Impact on stakeholders of the motorway stations:
High impact:
Harassment truck drivers
High expectations towards AWV for measures to mitigate the transit migration issues on roads and parkings
High working pressure on police staff
Harassment of neighbours around the parking sites
Example Drongen
Concessionaires
Customers of concessions (low impact)

5. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Elementary parking areas
low social control
Parking areas that offer additional services
Shops, gas stations, restaurants, et cetera
Parts or whole parking is conceded to private companies
Social control and security cameras

6. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Overview types of motorway stations:

7. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Parking areas and the severity of the situation:

8. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Parking areas and the severity of the situation:

9. Types of motorway stations and the severity of the situation
Parking areas and the severity of the situation:

10. Migration streams towards parking sites for lorries
Parking areas close to the camps (Grande Synthe, ex Calais,..):
Mannekensvere, Westkerke, Jabbeke
-> back and forth movements between camps and parking areas
Parking areas nearby main cities :
Drongen, Kalken, Groot-Bijgaarden, Heverlee, Rotselaar
-> from camps -> safe houses -> public transport -> on foot through villages -> parking areas

11. Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages
Closing of parkings (Westkerke – Drongen)
Pro:
 Immediate stop of transit migration on this parking
Con:
Reduced parking capacity
Claims from concessionaires (loss of profit)
Problem displaces to other areas

12. Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages
Reinforcing or renewal of the fence / deepening the ditch / improving the illumination of the parking areas
Pro:
Uncomplicated measure
Relative low costs
Con:
Sensitive to vandalism
Minimal effect

13. Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages
Removal of shrubs and hedges
Pro:
Uncomplicated measure
Relative low costs
Improved oversight
Con:
Not always possible -> protected habitats (ANB)
Impact on landscaping
Minimal effect -> migrants replace their hiding place outside the parking area

14. Measurements taken: advantages and disadvantages
Presence of security personnel with dogs
Pro:
Effective on the parking areas
Can help in other issues (vandalism,
illegal littering,…)
Can look between trucks, in contrast to
cameras
Con:
Expensive measure
Legal issues
Dependent on interventions of the police

15. Measurements planned (short term)
Commissioned by the cabinet of the Minister following measures are taken:
Parking areas along the E40 direction Calais (westside of Brussels) will be divided into parkings to take:
the long daily rest-break -> on better secured parkings
short-term parkings
Framework contract for security personnel with dogs -> at disposal for every stakeholder

16. Possible long term measures
Bundling trucks on large guarded parking areas in the neighbourhood of the highways
On existing industrial areas or new areas
Possible dispatching by VIAPASS (OBU)
Public-private partnership
Can help in other issues (capacity)
-> economics of scale - subsidies – dispatching
-> Possible profitable business case

17. Discussion on measurements, roles and responsibilities
Case 1: Migrants in safe houses -> take the train -> Brussel -> Drongen -> on foot -> motorway station Drongen -> climb into trucks
measurements, roles and responsibilities?
Case 2: The possible long term measures
advantages and disadvantages and how to implement
Case 3: Security cameras (Video surveillance)
advantages and disadvantages and who should implement, manage and supervise

18. Thank you!