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The construction of bridges across the IJ has come a step closer. Today the Municipal Executive indicated that it will use the final advice of the DHooghe Committee as a guideline for further planning. The committee recommended building two bridges one on the east side between Johan van Hasseltweg and Azartplein and one on the west side between the NDSM wharf and the Haparandadam. In addition the committee recommended building a pedestrian passage from Central Station to Noord and adapting the Amsterdamsebrug to make it suitable for larger flows of cyclists and public transport.Alderman Marieke van Doorninck Spatial Development The need to connect Amsterdam across the board remains unabated. The city is growing rapidly. Not only along the northern banks of the IJ but also at Sloterdijk the Houthavens and Haven-Stad thousands of new homes will be added in the coming years. I am pleased that the advice of the DHooghe Committee lays a solid foundation for actually making those important connections. The committee has produced a very extensive advisory report which does justice to all interests both those of the city and the region and those of shipping. And it is great that the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management also sees the advice as a good basis for further cooperation in which Amsterdam will start planning based on the advice.Development planTogether with directly involved partners province of Noord-Holland Amsterdam Transport Region Central Nautical Management and Port of Amsterdam the Municipal Executive will draw up a definitive layout plan for the IJ and the Amsterdam Rijnkanaal within the ring A10. Parallel to this the existing preference decision Sprong over het IJ will be amended on the basis of the advice of the DHooghe Committee. At the same time as the amended preference decision the preference decision for the Oostbrug will also be submitted to the municipal council. In addition in this planning phase as in the previous period there is room for the participation and participation of residents companies and involved social organizations. The 973 responses that have already been given to the advice of the DHooghe Committee are also included in this.Advisory committee DHoogheThe DHooghe committee has advised to build a bridge between Johan van Hasseltweg and Azartplein. This is more to the east than the municipalitys original plans for the Java Bridge. On the west side the municipality intended to build a bridge or tunnel at the height of the Stenen Hoofd to Noord. The committee has now advised to build a bridge that is more westerly between the NDSM wharf and the Haparandadam. The previously proposed bicycle bridge to the Sluisbuurt is not possible from a nautical perspective according to the committee. Instead the committee recommended adapting the Amsterdamsebrug and making it suitable for larger flows of cyclists and public transport in combination with a permanent ferry connection between Sporenburg and the Sluisbuurt. The DHooghe committee also recommended a pedestrian passage at Central Station as a crossing to make an important contribution to connecting Amsterdam-Noord with the rest of the city. In the near future further research will be conducted into all connections. The Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management will mainly test the plans for nautical safety in accordance with inter national regulations in order to safeguard Amsterdams national waters as international corridors.Passenger Terminal AmsterdamThe DHooghe committee also advised moving the Passenger Terminal Amsterdam PTA to the Coenhaven. The Commission is also following the committees advice on this point and designating the Westerhoofd in the Coenhaven as the proposed preferred location. In doing so the Commission deviates from the coalition agreement which states that the aim is to move the PTA outside Amsterdam in consultation with the partners in the region. For the Commission however it is important that the measures recommended by the DHooghe Committee form a coherent package from which no elements can be removed without detracting from the whole. Further research should show whether the transfer of the PTA is feasible.It is expected that the development plan together with an amended preferential decision for Sprong over het IJ including the preferential decision for the Oostbrug will be submitted to the municipal council at the end of 2021.
