Current situation
Flood plain excavation at Middelwaard
flood plain
New situation summer quay
bank
To improve the discharge capacity of the river Nederrijn during high water, the Middelwaard (flood plain) is being widened.
excavated flood plain
lowered summer quay
lowered bank
high water Nederrijn
Nederrijn
Additional discharge capacity is being created by means of lowering the summer quay and the riverbank. Rhenense brug (bridge) Utrechtse Heuvelrug
N W
N233
E S
Nederrijn
industrial estate RHENEN
high water lowering bank
Key to map: planning area ‘text’
lowering summer quay
N225
modified / new situation
excavating flood plain
existing objects new, modified or replaced objects
Nederr
lowering dyke
Utrechtse Heuvelrug
ijn
Rhenense brug (bridge)
excavation building
Middelwaard (flood plain)
(provincial) road
industrial estates summer quay
Planning Effect 1 2 3 4
Project decision Preparation phase Start of work Delivering water safety
3 cm drop in water level during high water. Scale:
1 2010
www.roomfortheriver.nl
2 2011
2012
3
4
0
400 m
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