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From mid-March 2020, the offices in Zuidas were more or less empty. Most schools and amenities were closed. As in the rest of the country, local residents had to adapt their day-to-day lives. But what about the Zuidas builders? They continued their work.
The Amstelveen line, tram line 25, was put into use. Officially from Sunday 13 December 2020, but it is already possible to hop on. The renovation progressed entirely according to plan. Only the definitive stop at the Amsterdam Zuid station is still a problem.
2Amsterdam is nearing completion. The INNSiDE hotel tower opens shortly, and the office tower will be ready mid-2021. We are now working on the Strawinskylaan immediately in front of buildings. During the night of 10 to 11 December we will apply the asphalt.
Residents are becoming concerned about the accessibility of the northern part of Verdi, which we intend to develop. They are worried that the area between de Schinkel and Amstelveenseweg will become too congested. Here are the answers to the four most frequently-asked questions.
Calling all lovers of construction! Since 13 November 2020, an additional webcam has been pointing at the construction work underway on two roof sections for the additional passenger tunnel at Amsterdam Zuid station. You can now watch the construction live from the northern and southern sides.
We are in the process of preparing the construction of two roof sections for the additional entrance to Amsterdam Zuid station. The work will be done between two metro tracks. So how do you build two huge pieces of concrete with only minimal space in which to work? According to Emiel Vergouw, that’s not the only challenge.
Work on the additional passenger tunnel for Amsterdam Zuid station, the Brittenpassage, is slowly continuing. In April and August 2021, we will be inserting the second and third roof sections into position. Work outdoors to prepare for this is already starting on 14 September 2020.
In the coming years, new contractors will be responsible for parts of the Zuidasdok project. Rather than being awarded to a single contractor, the project will be put out to tender again, this time in packages of related work. A market consultation will take place on 26 June 2020.
Until 4 June at the latest, ZuidPlus building consortium will be removing several dead trees that are close to the motorway. The trees pose a risk to traffic because of branches falling off and the possibility of them being blown over by the wind.
Building work on Zuidasdok is set to continue. As became apparent on 26 March 2020, the exploratory study carried out by the Minister of State, Sybilla Dekker, was enough to convince the administrators. Instead of suggesting ways of economising on the plans, Dekker argues the case for expanding the ambitions.
The ambitions and scope of the extensive Zuidasdok infra-project have been reconfirmed. The government, the City of Amsterdam, the Transport Authority Amsterdam and the Province of Noord-Holland have all endorsed the recommendations of the Minister of State, Sybilla Dekker.
The A10 South (Zuid) will be closed in the direction of Schiphol from 23.00 on Friday, 21 February until 05.00 on Saturday, 22 February. This is to enable work to be done for which Schinkelbrug bridge will need to stay open over a long period.