The accident causes nice harm to the bridge: Pieterpad was damaged

A bridge on the Groningen Wierumerschouw will stay closed for weeks resulting from intensive harm brought on by an accident. The route has been closed to highway and vessel visitors since Sunday. Pedestrians on the Pieterpad may even endure from this, they should stroll on an altered degree for a while.

The bridge over it Reitdiep was hit by a so-called boat on Sunday afternoon. At the moment the historic crusing boat hit the bridge, individuals had been driving RTV North solely two crossed the bridge, certainly one of whom fell towards the rail and injured himself. The captain himself was unhurt.

The Groningen area introduced yesterday that the harm is larger than anticipated. The restoration takes weeks.

The bridge deck should be eliminated within the coming days for onshore repairs. However highway transport requires permission from the 2 cities between which the bridge is positioned: Westerkwartier and Het Hoge Land. That would take some time, the province warns.

Till then, no ships can sail over the Reitdiep close to Wierumerschouw. Small boats can sail by means of the Aduarderdiep. Bigger ships should navigate by means of the Van Starkenborgh Canal, by means of Friesland or by means of the Eems Canal.

Even pedestrians, cyclists and motorists should wait till the bridge is totally repaired. And the pedestrians on the Pieterpad are additionally affected by this. The second stage from Winsum to Groningen runs over the bridge. The Pieterpad is a well-known strolling route that runs from Groningen to Maastricht.

The group is in keeping with RTV North One other route is now proposed: the platform between Winsum and Groningen now runs by means of the jap aspect of the Reitdiep, so pedestrians not should cross the water at Wierumerschouw.

Wouter, 38, from Voren, was stunned by the closed bridge yesterday. “That is going to be a hunt,” he stated towards the broadcaster. “I hadn’t thought-about this once I left this morning. However I will search for a diversion after which get again on observe robotically.”