Are you a journalist and do you have questions about Rijkswaterstaat? On this page you will find the possibilities to contact us. You may be able to find your answer in our F.A.Q. or our press kit.
Press
Below you will find the contact details of the Rijkswaterstaat spokespersons. They are only available to the media. Not a journalist? Please contact us through our contact form.
Organisation Unit
Phone number
Corporate Affairs
For questions about:
Project transcending
Business
Procedures
ICT
Sustainable environment (among others garbage, climate and energy, circulair economy)
Innovation and Smart Mobility
+31 6 - 11 84 58 46
Traffic and Water Management
For questions about:
De-icing
(Current) road situations
Shipping Traffic Center (SVC)
Watermanagementcenter Netherlands (WMCN)
Traffic Center Netherlands (VCNL)
+31 6 - 15 18 21 30
Eastern Netherlands
+31 88 - 797 49 12
Northern Netherlands
+31 6 - 46 27 27 04
Western Netherlands North
+31 88 - 797 45 17
Western Netherlands South
+31 88 - 797 05 66
Organisation unit
Phone number
Central Netherlands
Also for questions about the Afsluitdijk
+31 6 - 55 23 67 88
Western Netherlands South
Also for questions about the Maeslant Barrier
+31 6 - 54 26 31 95
Sea and Delta
+31 88 - 797 4611
+31 6 - 29 58 68 87
(outside of office hours)
Frequently asked questions
Rijkswaterstaat regularly receives requests from abroad for a visit to our structures such as storm flood barriers, locks, dams and tunnels. If you wish to make an official visit for business, diplomatic or academic purposes, please complete our contact form. For recreational visits, please go to the website of the relevant location.
To learn more about Rijkswaterstaat and how the Netherlands protects itself against flooding, please visit our page Water safety.
If you can't find the answer to your question on the website, you can always contact Rijkswaterstaat's National Information Line using the contact form.
Rijkswaterstaat is the executive agency of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, dedicated to promote safety, mobility and the quality of life in the Netherlands. We want to live in a country that is protected against flooding, where there is sufficient green space, an adequate supply of clean water and where we can travel quickly and safely from A to B. Every day, the staff of Rijkswaterstaat devotes itself to find sustainable solutions designed to promote safety, mobility and the quality of life in the Netherlands. For more information about our organisation, please visit Our organisation.
If you can't find the answer to your question on the website, you can always contact Rijkswaterstaat’s National Information Line using the contact form.
Stay up to date with Rijkswaterstaat’s activities and projects. The press kit contains short descriptions of projects, photos, videos and other useful materials. We have set up a press kit to provide you with the right materials faster.
Do you still have questions about our press kit? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
Bureau Brussels
Rijkswaterstaat has an office in Brussels to facilitate cooperation with its partners in the EU. The address is:
Bureau Brussels
Rue Froissart 95
1000 Brussels
Belgium
For more information about the Bureau Brussels, please contact them via e-mail.
