NH was actually invited today for the commissioning of the Coenbrug. On May 4, 2021, the bridge deck came down with a big blow. Since then, the sailing route on the Zaan has been blocked for shipping higher than 6.20 meters.
The damage was recovered from January 20 this year. The bridge valve and the rotating parts of the bridge have been repaired. With a final check from Rijkswaterstaat, however, there appeared to be a problem with the spring buffer, a part under the bridge deck and serves as a shock absorber. There are doubts whether it is sturdy enough. “It is very disappointing,” said spokesman Erik Suik. “It looked good until that last test. Safety above everything else.”
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Entrepreneurs and skippers of large ships or sailing boats have long been experiencing the consequences of the problems at the bridge. “Well … it’s very huh,” says regional coordinator Noord-Holland Andries de Weerd of Royal Inland Shipping Netherlands/Schuttevaer. “If you have a sailboat or something with high transport nowadays, you can’t go anywhere.”
He continues: “The big ships must now make a kind of U-shape. Then they go from Amsterdam via Enkhuizen, Den Oever, Den Helder and then back to Alkmaar.”
The so -called standing Mastroute has been one of many obstacles for a long time. The Schiphol Bridge near Amsterdam is only possible from will be operated again next year. The Buitenhuizerbrug at Spaarndam will open again on Saturday.
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