The gate has been there for a few days and is intended to enforce the paying character of the parking. — © SHE
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There has been a high fence around the Noorderkempen station car park for several days. “Security”, according to NMBS spokesman Dimitri Temmerman. “To enforce the paying character”, says mobility ships Eline Peeters (N-VA).
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Elke Lamens
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Employees of B&G fencing, access and security placed a high fence around the Noorderkempen station car park on behalf of NMBS on Friday. Travelers looked a bit strange and some felt ‘trapped in a cage’. Travelers have had to pay to park their car there since 5 October. For this purpose, NMBS installed a barrack at the entrance to the car park and now also a fence. “That fence was going to be built anyway. This is another advantage of a paid parking. Not only a place guaranteed, but also that it is secured ”, Temmerman knows.
This is in addition to the camera surveillance that the station has had since its opening. “It will be taken over by NMBS and will certainly not be phased out. NMBS places fences at all its car parks. I can imagine that this makes some feel safer. But it also serves to enforce the paying character of the car park. The embroidery of the cycle path along the parking lot is very low. You can easily drive over it instead of taking the official entrance to the bareel. ”
The municipality also notes that the kiss-and-ride is used very well. “We get a lot of questions about it. Its operation will also be communicated in the next info sheet BrechtsNews”, The ships know. In the meantime, the parking lot remains fairly empty. “We also notice little nuisance at the car parks in the SME zone. Due to corona, many people work at home. It is therefore far too early to evaluate this. The number of travelers is very low at the moment. ”
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