4 million euros for the Aduarderdiep area plan

The Board of Directors Noorderzijlvest Water Authority on February 2. On the agenda is the approval of a 4 million euro loan for a number of necessary improvements in and around the Aduarderdiep.

In 2021, a series of requests from local residents were combined with the policy plans of the water authority, the province, and the council . This area plan brings us closer to an integrated approach and the financing of all components.

By implementing this plan, the water authority :

  • restoring the monumental Aduarderzijlen lock complex;
  • the approach to the three bridges over the old locks.

Nature-friendly banks and navigable depth in order

It is desirable to create nature-friendly banks along the Aduarderdiep. These gently sloping banks promote water quality and biodiversity. In this way, Noorderzijlvest contributes to the objectives for clean and healthy water set out in the European Water Framework Directive. The water authority also water authority for restoring eroding banks along this stretch. In tackling this issue, the water authority to construct these nature-friendly banks. There is sufficient space for this here.

At the intersection of the Aduarderdiep and Van Starkenborgh Canal, there is a threshold in the channel. The water authority , as the waterway manager, must water authority this issue. Therefore, dredging is being carried out here to ensure that the required navigable depth of 1.70 meters is restored.

Plus for the Aduarderzijl area

Finally, there are ideas in the area plan that will provide a 'plus' in and around Aduarderzijl, such as creating a village walk, additional parking facilities, more spacious mooring facilities for recreational boating, a boat ramp, and making the cultural history of this area more visible. The residents have opted for small-scale improvements that are appropriate for the location. Whether and how these ideas will be realized depends on decisions regarding co-financing and subsidies.

The water authority to begin work this year on restoring the historic lock complex and the bridges over the locks. The implementation of all the plans in the area plan will continue until 2024.