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Almost nine years after the closure of Ford Genk, Logistics Valley Flanders was officially inaugurated on Friday afternoon. A task that Governor Jos Lantmeeters, Mayor Wim Dries and Chris Danckaerts of De Vlaamse Waterweg were visibly happy to undertake.
The old canal bridge on Westlaan in Viversel was demolished beam by beam on Sunday. De Vlaamse Waterweg will build a new bridge over the Albert Canal there, as well as widen the canal.
The redevelopment of the site around Fort Sint-Filips on the right bank of the Scheldt has been completed after two years. After dealing with the pollution on the site, a dike and a new, higher water barrier were built to protect the city and the business parks at the port against high water levels from .