Stormvloedkering pijlerdam Oosterschelde aerial shots Holland

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The storm surge barrier of the Oosterschelde is, without any doubt, the most impressive storm surging structure of the Dutch Delta works.
Initially, the Oosterschelde would be closed with a regular dam. This never happened, because more and more people began to realise that the closure of the Oosterschelde would have several consequences. The first priority was safety, but nature could not be forgotten. One possibility was to keep the Oosterschelde open and to systematically raise the 150 kilometres of dikes around the Oosterschelde. In 1975, however, the then cabinet proposed to build an open barrier, which could be closed in case of a storm.
Oosterschelde National Park lies in the heart of the Dutch Delta region. The Oosterschelde nowadays is still changing under the influence of the wind and especially the tide. If the Oosterschelde would have been closed, this unique saltwater environment would have been lost.

De afsluiting van de Oosterschelde werd gezien als het moeilijkste karwei van de hele deltawerken. Er moesten speciaal nieuwe technieken worden ontwikkeld om de dam te kunnen realiseren. Daarnaast werd het een compromis tussen veiligheid en natuur. De stormvloedkering werd zo ontworpen dat de
Oosterschelde niet van de Noordzee werd afgesloten. Alleen in noodgevallen zullen de schuiven zakken om te voorkomen dat een storm of hoge waterstand de achterliggende polders zal aantasten.

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