STIB launches temporary bus line 90 for Barrière de Saint-Gilles roadworks
Brussels transport operator STIB-MIVB has introduced a temporary bus line 90 to keep passengers moving during works at the Barrière de Saint-Gilles, according to Bruzz. The measure reroutes service around the affected junction, one of the busiest interchanges in the south of the capital.
The Barrière de Saint-Gilles carries heavy daily passenger flows across the south of Brussels, so any disruption there affects large numbers of commuters, students and residents. The temporary line 90 is the operator's way of keeping people moving while the works proceed — a concrete, everyday example of how the city manages mobility around infrastructure repairs.
STIB-MIVB (Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles / Maatschappij voor het Intercommunaal Vervoer te Brussel) is the public transport operator for the Brussels-Capital Region, running the city's metro, tram and bus network. The Barrière de Saint-Gilles (Bareel van Sint-Gillis) is a major road and public-transport junction on the southern edge of central Brussels, in the commune of Saint-Gilles. A temporary bus line is a stopgap service the operator introduces to maintain connections when planned works close or restrict the usual routes.
Background
STIB-MIVB regularly deploys temporary lines and deviations around roadworks and major events in Brussels. The operator recently reinforced its metro network and added extra services for the national holiday period on 21 July, and in a separate report noted it had checked some 120,000 fare-dodgers across the network — illustrating the scale of demand and operational adjustment the Brussels network manages routinely.
What to do
Passengers travelling through the Barrière de Saint-Gilles should check STIB-MIVB route information before each journey, note the temporary line 90 and its stops, and allow extra time while the works are ongoing.
Impact
Regional — The measure directly affects passengers in Saint-Gilles, Forest and neighbouring communes in the south of the Brussels-Capital Region, altering stops, routing and connections around the junction until the works are completed.
Sources & evidence
- View sourceBruzzPrimary· bruzz.be· 17 July 2026Retrieved 17 July 2026· today· Dated
- View sourceVRT NWS· vrtnws.be· 14 July 2026Retrieved 17 July 2026· 3 days ago· Dated
- View sourceBruzz· bruzz.be· 14 July 2026Retrieved 17 July 2026· 3 days ago· Dated
- View sourceVRT NWS· vrtnws.beRetrieved 17 July 2026