Zone 30 in Pentagon since 16 September 2010

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The Pentagon is the area within small ring road of Brussels. The City of Brussels will turn this area into a zone 30 (PDF, 1,88MB) of 4.6 km2 from mid-September. It will be one of the largest '30 km zones' of Europe. The introduction on 16 September coincides with the start of the European Mobility Week.

However, the new rules do not apply to the boulevards of the centre, because of the necessary reorganization of these streets:

• boulevard Adolphe Max [plan]
• boulevard Anspach [plan]
• boulevard Lemmonier [plan]
• boulevard de Dixmude [plan]

Road marking

The users will be informed about this new rule by road marking panels at every entry of the Pentagon. There will also be preventive radars: these just show your speed while driving past de radar. This preventive measure can be followed by repressive radars after the period of transition.

Why a 30 km zone?

The implementation of the 30 km zone rests on several principles:

• more safety
• more enjoyable
• better traffic flow
• decrease of the pollution

September, 2011: review of the situation

A phase of research and evaluation will follow, until September 2011:

• analysis of the countings and speed checks
• road safety
• statistics of the accidents
• level of noise
• impact on the social life

More information?

• website: www.z30.be
• Facebook: Z30
• Map of the zone 30 of the Brussels Pentagon (PDF, 1,88MB)

ON THE AGENDA : Mobility Week and Car Free Sunday 2012