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2025: the year in review for Rijkswaterstaat International
News overview
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Charging hubs for electric trucks prove their potential, but scaling-up demands collaboration
After over a year of practical research, Rijkswaterstaat is publishing the first Living Lab Heavy-Duty Charging Hubs interim report.
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‘Water is life: we must remember that’
Drought makes our environment vulnerable, sees climate specialist Reinier van den Berg. He calls for radical choices to safeguard our future.
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New Lock Terneuzen fully operational from 1 August 2025
On 1 August 2025, we saw the New Lock Terneuzen becoming fully operational. The New Lock now forms a standard part of the Terneuzen North Sea lock complex.
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Lauwersoog to get largest artificial reef on the Dutch coastal sea wall
The artificial reefs and tidal pools at the Lauwersmeer dyke are a great success. Since their installation, there has been an explosion of underwater.
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Net 0 on the A16 at Rotterdam
In October 2025 Rijkswaterstaat is opening the A16 Rotterdam extension. This highway will be the world's 1st net 0 motorway including a tunnel.
