 As a part of the Masterplan 2020, the route was extended to the newly built Havana P+R in the northern part of the Luchtbal suburb on 3 June 2017, using new tram tracks on the renewed Noorderlaan.The trams had already stopped using the old Metropolis turning loop on 5 November 2016, instead using a temporary loop at the nearby tram depot until the completion of the works.The extension of route 6 to the Havana P+R is a part of the larger Noorderlijn project, aimed at improving public transport in the northern parts of Antwerp, and also including the renewal and construction of tram tracks of the Frankrijklei and Italiëlei, the renewal of the Operaplein and tram extensions in the Eilandje neighbourhood.