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On Saturday, 25 February, we will be removing a tree in Zuidplein, next to Eduard van Beinumstraat. This is necessary because we will be building the northern motorway tunnel here in the future. Before we can do that, we first need to ensure that the ground underneath is clear of obstacles.
Following Zuidasdok works carried out during the weekend of 11 and 12 February 2023, it has emerged that one of the metro tracks at Amsterdam Zuid station has suffered minor subsidence. As a precaution, the GVB has decided to close this track temporarily. A reduced metro service is running.
Preparation work has started on the construction of the fifth roof section for the new passenger tunnel at Amsterdam Zuid station, which will be called the Brittenpassage. We are currently working on the formwork, into which the concrete for the new section will be poured in the spring of 2023.
In 2023, we are hard at work renovating the existing passenger tunnel at Amsterdam Zuid station: the Minervapassage. In the future, it will be much taller and wider than it is now. We are starting by renovating part of the roof.
The dismantling of the Schinkelbrug bridge control towers after half a century marks the end of an era. For now, the operators will be working from a hut. ‘You can definitely see more on camera, but you miss the sense of belonging to the bridge.’
On 24 January 2023, the next section of the roof for the second passenger tunnel at Amsterdam Zuid station was moved closer to the A10. The operation was watched by dozens of interested people. We also captured the excitement on film and photographs.
From Saturday 5 August until the morning of Monday 14 August, there will be major traffic disruption on the south side of Amsterdam. For an eight-day period, the A4 and A10 Zuid will be closed from the Badhoevedorp interchange to the S109 RAI exit because of work on Amsterdam Zuid station.
At Amsterdam Zuid station, we will be inserting sheet piling and foundation piles into the ground until May 2023. This is to enable the construction of the second passenger tunnel and the renovation of the existing Minervapassage. The work is expected to cause occasional disruption.
Between 23 January and 7 March 2023, the platforms for trams 5 and 25 in Strawinskylaan are being widened. A tram shelter will also be added to the northern platform and a second crossing will be put in place.
Alongside the A10 Zuid, the fourth roof section for the Brittenpassage lies ready and waiting. On Tuesday, 24 January 2023, we will be moving this colossus, weighing 3,000,000 kg, closer to the A10 in order to make space for the construction of the fifth roof section. Would you like to come and watch?
At the De Nieuwe Meer interchange, we are experimenting with so-called BioBlocks: compressed waste from plant materials on which new plants can grow. We aim to use them in the future to create green walls on either side of the A10 Zuid.
During the weekends of 14-15 January and 28-29 January 2023, we will be installing sheet piles in the ground at Amsterdam Zuid station. This may result in some disruption due to noise. Metro and train services will continue to operate, but on a modified timetable.