Afsluitdijk is closed, that is a detour!

Posted on 06-02-2015 at 11:05 by CasperH – 36 Comments”

In connection with the maintenance of the locks should the Highway A7 on the Afsluitdijk closed. Ever so, and, moreover, this can be a good sling for transport companies and persoonsvervoerders in the North of the Netherlands.

In connection with the maintenance of the lift runners in the sluices at Den Oever is the Dam starting next summer for 10 weekends close. That means that a one-way ticket from Bolsward to The Bank not 28 minutes (it may be faster to hear) but 2 hours. Daily drive, there are approximately 18,000 people on the Afsluitdijk. If we add up we get a total delay of more than 540.000 hours when the Dam closes.

That does not mean that it is a lot of discomfort to the road. The transport companies in the region count on at least 1.5 hours travel time extra, but since the traffic is now via Enkhuizen or on the ring of Amsterdam will have, will there also be more crowded. The average journey time will be even more delayed. In addition, the fuel costs for the companies in the region soaring.

Carrier Arriva wants consultation with Rijkswaterstaat about the 1000 passengers that they have every weekend over the Dam to transport. The first closing will be in 2017 to take place in 2021, work should be completed.

Source: Noordhollands Dagblad