- Tons of steel bars for The Pulse Since the summer of 2021, the Kenniskwartier (or ‘Knowledge District’) has been building what should become the centrepiece of this new neighbourhood: The Pulse of Amsterdam. There’s not much to see at street level at the moment, but the contractors are already putting the finishing touches to the foundations below the ground.
- ‘Sapiens’ creative museum, workshop and debate centre in Valley ‘Sapiens’ is coming to Valley. According to the initiators of the project – Hogeschool Inholland, Naturalis Biodiversity Centre and VU University Amsterdam – Sapiens will be a 'creative centre for the Anthropocene'. A museum, workshop and debate centre all rolled into one.
- More space for travellers on Amsterdam Zuid train platforms Train passengers at Amsterdam Zuid station are getting some extra space on platforms 3 and 4. We will be working on this over the weekends of 4 March and 11 March 2022. That extra space is certainly needed now that more people are starting to use the train again.
- Shrubbery to be removed from De Nieuwe Meer interchange We are removing shrubs from the embankment at the De Nieuwe Meer interchange, next to Luchtvaartstraat. This is necessary to enable us to relocate cables and pipelines at this site because of reconstruction work on the junction.
- Revised zoning plan for Kop Zuidas approved On 31 January 2022, the City Council approved the partial revision of the Zuidas Kop Zuidas 2018 zoning plan. Starting from 18 February 2022, you have a six-week period in which you can submit an appeal against this revision to the Council of State.
- New 20kv loop system for northern Kenniskwartier We are working on the electricity grid on the northern side of Gustav Mahlerlaan. In the years ahead, several new buildings will be built in this area. In order to supply them with electricity, we are installing a 20kv loop system.
- Tender procedure for housing construction plot at Beatrixpark Housing is to be built on the plot between the offices of AkzoNobel and Stibbe, the St. Nicolaaslyceum school and Kapel & Convict. The tender procedure for this plot was launched on 16 February 2022. Interested developers can submit proposals.
- Temporary construction route between Prinses Irenestraat and Parnassusweg For construction traffic, we are building a temporary connection between Prinses Irenestraat and Parnassusweg. This is in order to prevent the need for construction traffic for the P159 project passing through the neighbourhood. We will be building the site access road between 19 and 27 February 2022.
- Dismantling temporary courthouse is precision work Now that the inside of the temporary courthouse has been dismantled, the contractor is starting to take apart the outside. It is a job that requires the utmost precision, because the building is soon to be reassembled piece-by-piece in Enschede.
- Pleasant area around WTC’s Tower Ten WTC’s Tower Ten has now reached such an advanced stage that the contractor is set to hand back the public space to the City of Amsterdam in May. So, what plans do we have for it? We will be adding a range of planting, widening the cycle path and making it an attractive place in which to spend time. We present an initial impression below.