{"id":6378,"date":"2026-04-21T13:42:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T11:42:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/dossier\/nieuwbouw-en-ontwikkeling\/dorpen-en-buitengebieden\/verkeers-en-leefbaarheidsvraagstuk-loenen-n786\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T15:11:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:11:36","slug":"verkeers-en-leefbaarheidsvraagstuk-loenen-n786","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.apeldoorn.nl\/en\/nieuwbouw-en-ontwikkeling\/dorpen-en-buitengebieden\/verkeers-en-leefbaarheidsvraagstuk-loenen-n786\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic and quality of life issues in Loenen \/ N786"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Local residents are experiencing nuisance from (freight) traffic, and the road also presents traffic engineering issues. The nuisance relates to the difficulty of crossing the road, road safety concerns and problems with noise and air quality caused by the high volume of (freight) traffic.
\nIn addition, there are various (spatial) developments that affect traffic flows on this road. Measures taken on one road have consequences for another. For this reason, the province of Gelderland and the municipalities of Apeldoorn and Brummen have drawn up a Policy Document, in which the various traffic management challenges are examined in a holistic manner.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\n\n

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At the end of 2021, the province of Gelderland announced that, for financial and spatial reasons, it would not be implementing a permanent solution (a bypass) for Loenen. However, the province has committed to implementing measures to improve the quality of life along the N786 in Loenen. Following this, the municipalities of Apeldoorn and Brummen and the province have agreed to jointly investigate how road safety and quality of life on the N786 and on the municipal roads along the Apeldoorns Kanaal can be improved.<\/p>\n

As part of this, Apeldoorn Council is also working to improve the traffic situation on Kanaal Zuid. Independent research shows that reducing the speed limit on this road to 60 km per hour, together with appropriate road layout measures, offers the best solution for improving road safety. A key consideration here is the diversion of some traffic to the N786, which will result from the speed reduction on the Kanaal route. A traffic decision for Kanaal Zuid cannot therefore be viewed in isolation from the quality of life and traffic management issues on the N786.<\/p>\n

The developments outlined above have led to the drafting of the Policy Document by the province of Gelderland and the municipalities of Apeldoorn and Brummen.<\/p>\n

Policy Statement<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2025, the Provincial Executive, the Municipal Executive of Apeldoorn and the Brummen Municipal Council adopted the \u2018Strategy Document on the Eerbeek-Loenen Road Network \u2013 Measures and Priorities\u2019. This document sets out the joint vision of the parties involved regarding road safety and quality of life issues in the Eerbeek-Loenen area. It includes an implementation programme with specific measures.<\/p>\n

The key measures proposed in the plan are:<\/p>\n