Anderlecht Promises to Renovate 'Street with Worst Surface in Brussels'

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Van Souststraat will soon be redeveloped. The street, on the border of Anderlecht and Molenbeek, is known as the street with the worst road surface in all of Brussels. "This is truly a forgotten street."

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Van Soust Street, which crosses Anderlecht, Molenbeek and even touches Dilbeek, has long been invisible on the map of urban priorities. Abandoned for almost 70 years, it still bears the traces of a time when sidewalks and pavements were only a souvenir, and the potholes dictated traffic. For many residents, this street has remained "the street of forgotten people", a symbol of neglect in a lively neighborhood. The situation is partly explained b…