Closure of Arnold Schönberglaan for groundworks

We are laying a completely new section of cables and pipelines for the Brittenpassage, the additional passenger tunnel under construction at Amsterdam Zuid station. This is necessary in order to be able to supply the tunnel with such things as electricity, heat, telecoms and water. The supply route for these utilities leads from Gustav Mahlerlaan, just on the south side of Gustav Mahlerplein. From here, we are continuing the cables underneath Gustav Mahlerplein, after which they will bend to the left in the direction of Arnold Schönberglaan. From there, we will extend them to the south side of the Brittenpassage.

In order to lay the cables and pipelines, we will be closing Arnold Schönberglaan all the way up to Benjamin Brittenstraat from Monday, 9 September 2024 until April 2025 in order to carry out preparatory works. This will mean the disappearance of the shared transport hub that we set up (as a pilot) around two and a half years ago. We will also be removing all the bikes and scooters to create space for the works. There will be signposting and bike coaches to provide advance warning about the removal of the bikes and scooters parked here.

The work in Arnold Schönberglaan is expected to be completed by April 2025. The reason why laying the new section will take so much time is that all of the network operators work separately from each other. This is partly because the space in the area around the station is so limited. When the working areas have been fenced off, we will start by digging trenches and the operators will then take turns to do the work, which presents quite a puzzle. Ultimately, Schönberglaan will have a completely new layout, which also features more green areas. We will also provide more information about that at a later date.