This concerns five charging points and accompanying GVB staff facilities at the bus bay next to the law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Because of the works, the footpath and cycle path in Strawinskypad will be closed from Prinses Amaliaplein to Parnassusweg from 3 November 2025 until October 2026. Cyclists and pedestrians can take a diversion via Prinses Irenestraat.
2Amsterdam and Philips bicycle parks accessible
From 3 November until June 2026, the 2Amsterdam bicycle park will be accessible via the entrance to the car park in Van Beinumstraat, on the other side of Strawinskylaan. From July 2026, it will again be possible to access the entrance in Strawinskypad from Parnassusweg – the direct cycle path in the direction of Amsterdam Zuid station will be closed until October of next year. Cyclists who wish to access the Philips bicycle park will able to reach their destination by riding through the specially-created bicycle chicane gate in Parnassusweg.
Emission-free buses
Next year, GVB will be switching almost completely to electric buses in Amsterdam Zuid. The buses will be charged in the depots at night and at strategic positions along the route if necessary in the meantime. These are spread across the city, including in Lelylaan and at Sloterdijk station. There will now also be a charging point in Zuidas as well. It will soon be possible for five buses to charge simultaneously in pitstops of between four and 20 minutes – this also applies to regional buses from other transport companies. They will then be able to continue their route quietly and without emissions.
Comfortable staff facilities
There is already a GVB rest cabin at the bus stop. Drivers can use the toilet here while also taking a break. Charging a bus battery requires a slightly longer stay, with more extensive staff facilities with added space and comfort. For example, there will be an office section in Strawinskylaan. In the Strawinskypad embankment underneath, the GVB is building a basement area that will include the 2Amsterdam bicycle storage facility, combined with a technical area that supplies power to the electric charging points.
Construction logistics from Parnassusweg
A mobile construction crane will be used for the work. The crane will be guided by traffic controllers from Parnassusweg in the west, via Prinses Irenestraat and the alleyway between Philips and Freshfields, to the construction site in Strawinskypad.
Lifting materials from Strawinskylaan to Strawinskypad
All materials will be delivered via Strawinskylaan using trailers that will make a brief pitstop on the bus lane for loading – for this purpose, part of the bus lane will be temporarily set up as a ‘rush-hour lane’. The crane located in Strawinskypad will then lift the materials to the construction site below. By opting to set up a crane on the cycle path (below), the GVB is avoiding the need to close busy Strawinskylaan (above) to cars, buses, trams and emergency vehicles for months.
Schedule and disruption
Retaining walls will be put in place in the period up to November of this year and the existing rest cabin will be moved for use elsewhere in the city. In the period up to early December, the space will be excavated for the new building, including a basement area with technical systems. The shell construction phase of the building will then start, and the bicycle storage facility below will be given a new frontage. This will take until June 2026, with the finishing work being done in the period up to September 2026. Throughout the period, there may be noise nuisance in the local vicinity, with some vibration noise because of sheet-piling work in November to early December of this year.
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