The sailing route under the Coenbrug is part of the so -called standing Mastroute. In May 2021 one of the bridge cover valves fell With a big blow.
Ships higher than 6.20 meters have to sail over since that time. Rijkswaterstaat has been repairing the bridge since last January. That work was completed before 4 September after the recent delay. In November there is again nuisance for ship traffic, because then noise -proof measures will be worked on.
1,200 soundproof plates
Wooden van de Coenbrug has been complaining for a long time about the many sound that comes from the bridge. After reporting from NH there were Parliamentary questions about.
If all goes well, at the end of this year the nuisance will end in any case. From November, Rijkswaterstaat will apply 1,200 soundproof plates under the bridge. That would actually happen earlier this year, but that process was delayed by the higher trading rates that President Trump imposed on China. As a result, the required material for the bridge was delivered later, Thus Rijkswaterstaat.
The work in November is expected to take four weeks and cause nuisance for shipping, since the bridge cannot be operated. Motorists will not notice much of it.
Local residents have been working hard for years for better noise barriers on the bridge. They “eventually have to be replaced,” says Rijkswaterstaat spokesperson Erik Suik, but there is not yet a specific date in sight.