Burst Water Pipe in Amsterdam-Noord Causes Metro Shutdown and Drinking Water Concerns

The burst water pipe on the Sixhavenweg. Image Jakob van Vliet

A GVB spokesperson says that the flood barrier in the metro tunnel has been closed. This prevents the water from flowing further into the tunnel. The fire brigade and Waternet employees arrived on site and turned off the water pipe, so that no more water flows out of the pipe, a fire brigade spokesperson said.

The pipe burst during work, according to a Waternet spokesperson. “The leak has now been traced and the pipe has been closed, so no more water flows from the leak.” 21 households in the area of ​​the leak temporarily have no tap water due to the closed pipe. “To ensure that all households in the area of ​​the drinking water leak in Amsterdam-Noord receive water again, it was decided to try to repair the water pipe this evening. We cannot yet indicate how long this will take,” the spokesperson said.

The metro between Amsterdam Central Station and Rokin station was also temporarily shut down, but is now running again. “We are doing our best to restore metro traffic between Amsterdam Central and North as quickly as possible,” says a spokesperson for the GVB. “We are working very hard tonight, but we cannot start driving again until all the water has been pumped out, the infrastructure has been cleaned, repair work has been carried out, and test drives have been made to determine that it is safe again. All this takes time. For now, we advise travelers to keep an eye on our travel information.”

Travelers should take into account that the metros will not run until Wednesday morning. Until then, shuttle buses will be used.

Clearing trees

GVB employees are busy cordoning off the sidewalk near the leak. According to them, the water pipe was hit during tree felling, or the removal of an entire tree including roots. One of the tree roots has created a hole in the sidewalk.

A number of residents in Amsterdam-Noord had brown water coming out of their taps for a short time because of the leak. Because the leak has now been closed, that problem should have been resolved, Waternet says. A spokesperson advises turning on the tap so that any brown water can drain out. “To be on the safe side, people can boil the water for consumption the first time. But in principle, sealing the leak and flushing the pipes solves the problem.”

Some residents of Amsterdam-Noord had brown water coming out of the tap after a water pipe burst on Sixhavenweg. Image Canan Uyar

2024-01-09 20:21:20


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