No access to port of Rotterdam for passengers from England
While the ferries are still permitted access to the ports of Rotterdam and IJ muiden with trucks and drivers
The mayors of Rotterdam and IJmuiden took this decision during the evening of Sunday 20 December at the request of Cora van Nieuwenhuizen, Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management. The Dutch Cabinet has imposed this measure to further restrict travel from the United Kingdom, where a more contagious new strain of the COVID-19 virus is spreading
The ban relates to all Dutch ports served by ferry services from the United Kingdom: Rotterdam, Hoek van Holland, Vlaardingen and IJmuiden. The shipping companies have been informed of this decision.
The measure is being imposed with immediate effect. This means that the ferries may no longer depart for the Netherlands with passengers on board. As far as we know, no vessels set off before the decision came into force. The measure also applies to passengers with Dutch nationality.
The measure applies in Rotterdam not only to ferries but also to other vessels: ferries and other vessels are not allowed to carry passengers from England to Rotterdam.
In January, VolkerRail will start laying track along the new 4-km viaduct for the Theemswegtracé railway line. At that point, the SaVe construction team will transfer the concrete overpass to VolkerRail
Foto: Danny Cornelissen
Accessibility and good hinterland connections – be it by road, rail or water – are of crucial importance to the port of Rotterdam. That is why the Port of Rotterdam Authority, together with the Dutch government and the European Union, is investing in the Theemswegtracé rail connection.
The rerouting of this port railway line involves a close partnership between the Port Authority and government agency ProRail.Consultation with ‘the neighborsBy now, the railway line near Themselves has become a prominent new landmark in the area.
Its construction is the result of close collaboration and coordination with nearby businesses. During the project, these companies were faced with the necessary detours and road closures, and there has been extensive consultation with ‘the neighbours’ regarding the details of execution.
In the months ahead, the SaVe construction team will be putting the final touches to the substructure. Among other things, the building consortium will need to round off a few final steps in consultation with the companies involved.
Building logistics for track construction
VolkerRail has since started on preparations for the structure’s retaliation.The required materials, machinery and equipment will be moved onto the project site via the N15Y motorway and a temporary access ramp, and leave via an exit near Merseyweg (south).
These logistics arrangements will keep pressure on Theemsweg and Neckarweg to a bare minimum. They also mean that until the end of the project, the N15Y (through traffic crossing Calandbrug in the direction of Maasvlakte) and Merseyweg will be closed for regular road users – as is currently also the case.
Detour remains in effect for through traffic crossing Calandbrug towards Maasvlakte
Traffic crossing Calandbrug in the direction of Maasvlakte will continue to be rerouted until the end of 2021. This detour takes drivers to Moezelweg via the Saarweg roundabout, after which they can once again turn onto the A15 motorway at the Merwedeweg slip road.
Merseyweg closure extended until spring 2022
Om the other hand , Merseyweg (south) will remain closed until spring 2022. Traffic will be routed via Botlekweg and Clydeweg. The bike lane will remain open throughout.
