Three island plan
The Three Islands Plan ( Dutch : Drie Eilandenplan) was the project to connect the three Dutch islands of Walcheren , Noord-Beveland and Zuid-Beveland by building two dams. Rijkswaterstaat had already developed this plan before the flood disaster of 1953 , but it had not yet been implemented.
Before the catastrophe of 1953, the gaining of new land was the focus of Dutch politics; after the flood disaster, the focus of planning was on people's safety. Furthermore, it was now important to improve the traffic connections between the islands and ultimately, with the construction of these two dams, experience should be gained for the following larger construction projects within the framework of the Delta Plan .
In 1957 the Zandkreekdam was first built, which connected Noord-Beveland with Zuid-Beveland. The construction time was three years; In 1960 the dike was inaugurated. 1958 followed the Veerse Gatdam between Noord-Beveland and Walcheren, which was completed in 1961.
Together, the dams separated the Veerse Meer from the Oosterschelde and the North Sea .