The Department of Public Works (Rijkswaterstaat) has awarded Royal Boskalis Westminster the first phase of the Marker Wadden development in the Netherlands.
The project scope includes the construction of an island with underwater landscaping. The contract carries a value of EUR 33 million and work will commence early 2016.
The initiative for a group of islands (Marker Wadden) has come from the Dutch National Trust (Natuurmonumenten) in cooperation with Rijkswaterstaat. The Marker Wadden will be developed in phases over the coming years and is aimed at restoring the ecosystem in the Markermeer/IJmeer to allow nature to flourish.
