Crossing Spa

Works

The Traversée de Spa (Crossing Spa) project aims to achieve several objectives in close collaboration with the Town of Spa and the various project owners:

Improve the accessibility of the town’s tourist and economic sectors;
Preserve the environment and enhance public spaces;
Improve comfort and safety for all users, particularly footpaths and cycle paths;
Ensure better accessibility, particularly through the management of on-street parking.

It continues on from developments recently implemented by SPW Mobilité et Infrastructures in Spa. These include the development work and the creation of a roundabout on the N62 in 2019, the development of the RAVeL connecting to Spa-Géronstère station, completed in 2024, and the Véloroute des Sources cycle route, for which work is scheduled for completion in spring 2025.

Improvements planned by the SPW MI

The Traversée de Spa project is part of the SPW Mobilité et Infrastructures PIMPT 2020-2026 and consists of redeveloping two areas :

Full redevelopment between the Amaury Delrez roundabout and the Tonnelet crossroads
Resurfacing between the railway bridge (Marteau side) and the Amaury Delrez roundabout, which will enable the Véloroute des Sources development to be completed.

The developments planned on the N62 include :

Improved safety with a speed limit of 30 km/h between the Amaury Delrez roundabout and the Rue Entre les Ponts;
Improved accessibility with the creation of new parking spaces;
The creation of a cycle path between the Véloroute des Sources and the RAVeL L44a;
Making pedestrian areas and BUS platforms accessible to people with reduced mobility;
Greening the site with a line of trees on Avenue Reine Astrid and the creation of green spaces;
Renewing the street lighting on Avenue Reine Astrid, Rue Royale and the Tonnelet crossroads, in line with the lighting installed at the Amaury Delrez roundabout.

Developments planned by the Town of Spa

In addition to the work carried out by the SPW MI, the town of Spa has planned various projects involving the development of:

Place Foch,
the access road to Avenue Reine Astrid,
the station car park,
the Casino gardens.

Project owners

The work on the Traversée de Spa will be coordinated by seven project owners:

SPW Mobilité et Infrastructures;
The Town of Spa;
AIDE for the installation of new sewer pipes and the repair of existing pipes;
SWDE for the renewal of part of its installations;
Resa Gaz for the renewal of part of its installations;
Spadel for the renewal and addition of new installations;
Unifiber for the installation of fibre optics.

This major project will begin on 7 April 2025 and all the work should be completed during the course of 2028.

2025

First half of the year: Station car park development works; Scraping/laying the Avenue Reine Astrid
Second half of the year: Start of the works with the laying of the utilities for the upper part of the Sauvenière; Roadworks in the upper part of the Sauvenière; Roadworks on the Place Foch and the access road to the Avenue Reine Astrid

2026

Continuation of work on Avenue Reine Astrid; Completion of work on Rue Royale (along Place Royale); Start of work on Rue Royale (along the Jardins)

2027-2028

Continuation of work on Rue Royale (along the Jardins); Completion of work on Rue Rogier (along the Pouhon); Completion of work on Rue Rogier and the lower part of Rue de la Sauvenière

During the entire duration of the works, the usual traffic conditions will be altered. Diversion plans will be put in place in close collaboration with the local authorities and the police services with the aim of minimising disruption for users, local residents and nearby businesses.

The total cost of this work amounts to €11,142,023.18 including VAT, of which €5,100,191.19 including VAT will be paid for by Wallonia.