With the Double Dike project, the province, Rijkswaterstaat and the Noorderzijl water board are experimenting with a new form of dyke improvement. The trial combines the necessary reinforcement of the sea dike at Bierum with nature development, ‘saline’ agriculture and the collection of silt from the mudflats.
Groningen invests another 9 million euros in much-discussed Double Dyke: experts see no grounds for criticism of ‘expensive’ lease price and ‘prohibited state aid’
