Coentunnel

The two Coentunnels are a traffic connection between Amsterdam West and the Zaanstreek . They run under the Noordzeekanaal and connect the municipality of Amsterdam with the north of the province of North Holland .

history

Aerial photo Coentunnel

First Coentunnel

The tunnel got its name from the nearby port of Coenhaven , named after the Dutch colonizer Jan Pieterszoon Coen (1587–1629).

Construction began in 1961 at a cost of 45 million guilders . The opening of the 1283 meter long tunnel took place on June 21, 1966.
The Hempont ship ferry was the most important connection in the north until the 1960s; around 5,800 cars were transported daily. Today the ferry is mainly used for bicycle traffic and for the transport of dangerous chemicals that are not allowed to be transported through the tunnel. In 1989, 100,000 vehicles drove through the Coentunnel every day, which resulted in more and more traffic problems.

Second Coen Tunnel

Since the first Coentunnel was no longer sufficient for the ever increasing car traffic, construction of the second tunnel began in spring 2009. The estimated construction costs were estimated at 2.1 billion euros .

Cartoon

In 2012 the second tunnel should be ready for traffic. It was built next to the first Coentunnel and was created together with a new motorway, De Westrandweg , an extension of the Rijksweg 5 motorway . The actual commissioning was on May 13, 2013

further reading

• Henk ten Berge: Spiegel van de lage land . Uitgeverij Conserve, Schoorl 2005. ISBN 978-90-5429-197-8
• K. Stiksma: Tunnels in the Netherlands, underground transport connections . Published by Rijkswaterstaat , The Hague 1987

Web links

Commons : Coentunnel  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Photos of the Coentunnel, Zeeburgertunnel and others

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Among other things, the origin of the name Corntunnel ( Memento of the original from May 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 2 September 2009. Dutch, accessed 29 August 2010  
2. ^ Information from Rijkswaterstaat . Dutch, accessed February 2, 2010
3. ↑ The second Coentunnel ( Memento of the original from January 29, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Planned completion: 2012. Estimated construction costs: 2.1 billion euros. Dutch, accessed February 2, 2010  
4. ↑ Minister Eurlings starts construction of the second Coen tunnel . Dutch, accessed February 2, 2010
5. ↑ Municipality of Amsterdam  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 29 May 2012  
6. ^ Information from Rijkswaterstaat . The second Coentunnel is to be opened in early 2013.