The Hollands Noorderkwartier Regional Water Board and the Department of Public Works and Water Management plan to award the Van Oord-Boskalis joint venture a contract to reinforce and maintain the northern stretch of the Dutch coastline.
The Hondsbossche and Pettemer Sea Defence from Petten to Camperduin is the last weak link in the northern Dutch coastline.
New Sandy Coastline
The contract with a value of approximately 140 million euros comprises the construction and maintenance of the new sandy coastline for twenty years by the Van Oord (50%) – Boskalis (50%) joint venture. The project is part of the second national High Water Protection Program. The contract will be signed on 11 December.
The project will commence early 2014 and will encompass sand replenishment for the construction of a beach and dunes. The new coastal area offers room for nature and recreation. The works are to be completed by 31 December 2015.
The replenishment activities will be carried out with four trailing suction hopper dredgers depositing 40 million cubic meters of sand sourced from sea.
Picture: Beach at Petten, from the Pettemer Sea Defence (by S. vd Molen, Wikimedia)
