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On 26 April 2023, the tendering process for a new project in the future Ravel residential district was launched. Between the Valley building and De Boelelaan, there are two plots where social and mid-market rented housing, office accommodation and a supermarket are planned.
Kapel & Convict in Beatrixpark is to be used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees. There is room for 100 refugees for a two-year period. At the end of this year, they will move from the emergency shelter to the building at Prinses Irenestraat 19.
In the weekend of 5-7 May 2023, there will be a diversion in the Minervapassage, the existing passenger tunnel at Amsterdam Zuid station. This passenger tunnel will be much taller and wider in the future, which is why we are now demolishing part of the existing roof.
The completion of Crossover, in the Kop Zuidas neighbourhood, is entering the final straights. On the outside, the contractor is putting the finishing touches to the façade, which features aluminium panels with strips of stone affixed to them. Inside, the finishing details are being added.
The Zuidas Residents’ Platform, the umbrella organisation for residents and special interest groups, is closing down after 25 years. We talked to its committee about constructive engagement, focusing on the positives and the simplicity of a liveable neighbourhood. ‘We can always still take to the barricades.’
Although construction work on The Newton started heading upwards from the start of 2021, after reaching its highest point on 10 March 2023, the builders are now working their way downwards. Floor by floor, the scaffolding is being dismantled and the finishing touches put to the façade.
Starting on 3 April, the bridge for cyclists and pedestrians that connects Zuidas with the Zuid city district will be closed for a three-month period. The Minervabrug is in poor condition and will be repaired. Cyclists and pedestrians will be able to cross the Zuider Amstelkanaal in Beethovenstraat.
All kinds of things are set to happen on the edge of Beatrixpark in the years ahead. They include the construction of around 300 homes. There are also tentative plans to house Ukrainian refugees in Kapel & Convict. We will brief you on all of that at the Sint Nicolaaslyceum school on 5 April 2023.
The cycle path in Beethovenstraat that runs along the front of the WTC has been open again since 17 March 2023, to the delight of many people. It had been closed for five years to enable the construction of Tower Ten, the newest WTC tower.
In the Thomaskerk church on 23 March, 2023, we will be presenting the draft Zuidflank Mobility Plan (‘Mobiliteitsplan Zuidflank’). A webinar will then follow on Monday, 27 March. In the plan, we explain how we intend to ensure that the area in and around Zuidas remains accessible and liveable up to 2040. Will you also be attending?
From 13 March until 5 May 2023, we will be completing the work on the public space around WTC Tower Ten. This will include adding an illuminated footpath between Strawinskylaan and Beethovenstraat. In the final week, there will be some traffic disruption.
In the period from Monday, 6 March until Friday, 10 March, Liander will be replacing a gas pipeline in Antonio Vivaldistraat. Vehicles travelling in a northerly direction will be diverted and the number 464 bus stop will be out of service. There will be little or no disruption for pedestrians and cyclists.