The expansion works of the Juliana channel will make it deeper and width so that larger ships can pass. To drain it, a dam was built, in which to transfer 1.9 billion liters of water. The project will take months and this spring is expected to be finished.
ADVERTISINGIn the Netherlands, in the province of Limburgthe residents of the Juliana channel have had the opportunity to walk on the bottom of a drained channel. For months they have observed the works on the channel at a distance, but now they were presented with the opportunity to see it from their background.
Some 3,600 people have participated in this original walk
“Everything is biggerwider and deeper than one might think when looking at him from the bridge, “said a Dutch lady.
“This is the type of adventure that is not repeated. It is something that only happens once every thousand years, “said another woman.
“You have to experience it since the occasion is presented,” said a neighbor of the Juliana channel. “Besides, I will return when the channel fill. But that will not happen until April. “
Looking for treasures where there are only old bikes
Some residents They hoped to find some treasure on their walk on the channelbut they were disappointed. “We have not found anything, at least nothing value. An old car and many bicycles between the mud. We found a safebut it was bored. The thieves had already opened it, and inside there was nothing value, “says Suzanne Maas, of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
With these expansion works, the channel is becoming deeper and wider so that they can pass larger ships. To drain it, a dam was built, in which to transfer 1.9 billion liters of water. The project will take months and this spring is expected to be finished.
(Tagstotranslate) Netherlands