Closure of dyke passages at 14:00 due to high water
On Thursday, December 21, we will experience high tide at sea. Rijkswaterstaat forecasts a water level of NAP +3.50 metre around 7:00 p.m. For this reason, we will close the dyke passages coupures) in Delfzijl.
We will begin closing the area at 2:00 p.m. As a result, the harbour will be temporarily closed. Traffic will be rerouted via signs. Once the water level has dropped sufficiently and the road is clear of water and debris, the roads will be reopened. This is likely to happen sometime on Friday.
The dyke passages Delfzijl are always closed when the expected sea level reaches NAP +3 metre higher. The water level of NAP +3 metre expected around 5:00 p.m. The protocol calls for dyke passages the dyke passages three hours in advance. We carry out the closure in collaboration with our colleagues from the Hunze en Aa’s Water Board.
Possible dyke surveillance
We are awaiting the next forecasts from Rijkswaterstaat and dyke surveillance then decide whether dyke surveillance a dyke surveillance . High tide is expected again tomorrow morning around 6 a.m. Noorderzijlvest monitors the sea dyke Lauwersoog to Delfzijl when the water level reaches NAP +3.80 metre.