The Maasroute project, part of Priority Project 18 (Waterway axis Rhine/Meuse-Main-Danube), concerns inland waterways in the southern part of the Netherlands between the Waal river near Nijmegen and the Belgian border at Lanaye (near Liège).
By upgrading the waterway from class Va to class Vb and increasing draught from 3.0 to 3.5 m, this important TEN-waterway will be able to accommodate more inland shipping and thus achieve a substantial modal shift. Activities include:
- raising of bridges at Weurt
- construction of sluices at Heumen and at Limmel
- enlargement of locks at Heel, Born, and Maasbracht
- widening of the Juliana canal between Born and Stein, between Elsloo and Limmel and of a curve at Elsloo
- raising the water level near Maasbracht - Born
- widening a river curve at Steijl and Neer
- widening and deepening a lock at Sambeek and Belfeld
- deepening the Meuse near Venlo
- construction of a traffic management centre at Maasbracht
State of progress on 31 December 2011:
Several activities have already been fully implemented, notably the bridge in Weurt has been raised and the river curve at Neer has been widened. Other activities such as the construction of the traffic management center in Maasbracht, the enlargement of the locks in Heel, Born and Maasbracht are in execution. The planning of the works for the activity of widening the Juliana canal in Itteren has been changed, resulting in a new end date of the project, i.e. 2014.
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Budget:
National budget:
€298,999,430
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Total project cost covered
by this Decision:
€373,749,287
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Percentage of EU support:
Works:20%
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EU contribution:
€74,749,857
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Download the Info Sheet about this project:
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This project was also looked at during the Mid-Term Review of the 2007-2013 TEN-T Multi-Annual Work Programme. |
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Member States involved:
The Netherlands
Implementation schedule:
Start date: January 2007
End date: December 2014
Beneficiary:
 Rijkswaterstaat
Implementing body:
Maaswerken
Additional information:
Coordinator’s Report of the Priority Project
European Commission, DG MOVE
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