Cycle bridge Nigtevecht

Near Nigtevecht we are designing and constructing a fixed cycle bridge over the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. This bridge will join up important recreational cycle routes and also increases the accessibility of schools and business districts in the region. Close to the bridge we will also be creating a wildlife corridor. As part of the Netherlands Nature Network (previously known as the National Ecological Network), this will connect the wetlands around the Vinkeveense and Loosdrechtse Lakes and make the exchange of fauna possible once again. Currently that is virtually impossible; the wetlands have shrunk considerably and are separated by barriers including the A2, the railway line and the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal. Under the contract we are also responsible for maintaining the cycle bridge for twenty years and the wildlife corridor for three years.