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NOS Nieuws·vandaag, 10.33pm
Rijkswaterstaat will install nets at Texel and Den Helder ferry ports due to crumbling concrete. The concrete structure is no longer in good condition, causing pieces of concrete to collapse.
These are the so-called ferry landings, the structures where ferries dock. The concrete on both landings deteriorated in several places, inspections showed.
“This is mainly due to the age of the structures and existing damage. As a result, pieces of concrete have fallen recently,” Rijkswaterstaat reports. The organization emphasizes that the safety of concrete structures is not at risk.
No consequences for the ferry service
Rijkswaterstaat has already tried to do something by breaking off the concrete or filling it, but that didn’t help. The nets should reduce the risk of pieces and sand falling from the concrete. According to Rijkswaterstaat, this is a temporary solution. The docks at the ferry port are obsolete and will be replaced in a few years.
After the first pieces of concrete collapsed in December, barriers were placed in front of the landings. There was also an investigation into concrete repair. This showed that in both ports the risk is greater in several places where the concrete can come loose, reports NH Nieuws.
To prevent more pieces and stone from falling from the concrete, from Monday a large net will be stretched against the concrete structures, first in Den Helder and then in Texel. Rijkswaterstaat expects it to take around four weeks. The intention is that travelers will notice little or nothing.
2024-01-17 21:33:19
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