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 :

  • the restoration of the historic Aduarderzijlen lock complex;
  • the approach to the three bridges over the old locks.

Nature-friendly banks and adequate water depth

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

At the intersection of the Aduarderdiep and the Van Starkenborgh Canal, there is a shoal in the navigation channel. As the waterway authority, the water authority is responsible for water authority this issue. Dredging is therefore being carried out here to ensure that the required navigation depth of 1.70 metre is metre .

Plus for the Aduarderzijl area

Finally, the area plan includes ideas that will add value to Aduarderzijl and its surroundings, such as creating a village walking trail, additional parking facilities, more spacious mooring options for recreational boating, a boat ramp, and highlighting the cultural history of this area. Residents are opting for small-scale improvements that fit the character of the place. Whether and how these ideas realised depends on decisions regarding co-financing and subsidies.

The water authority to begin work this year on the restoration of the historic lock complex and the bridges over the locks. The realisation all the plans outlined in the area plan will continue through 2024.