A couple of years ago the project ran into delays as a result of planning procedures and the uncertain economic outlook. Good cooperation between all the parties involved enabled the innovative redevelopment of the plan. Work is scheduled to start in the first quarter of 2012 and is set to last at least six years.
This development is an important impulse to the attractiveness of Harderwijk from a residential and recreational perspective. Businesses and industries currently situated between the old town and the Veluwerand-lake will be relocated to a new industrial area. The old industrial port area will be redeveloped to accommodate both residential, shopping and recreational facilities, on and around the waterfront. Furthermore, the boulevard will be developed into an appealing area connecting the old city centre and the Veluwerand-lake.
Boskalis will deploy wet and dry earth-moving equipment for this project. In the first quarter of 2012, Boskalis will start with the creation of the ‘Beach Island’ (Strand eiland), thereby creating the only sandy public beach of the city. At the same time, the existing marina will be relocated and a visitors’ mooring and a port for the old fleet of fishing boats will be created. The attractive boulevard connecting the old city centre, the waterfront and the nearby Dolfinarium theme park will extend all the way to a new residential area called ‘The Islands’ (De Eilanden) and ‘The Beacons’ (De Bakens) which are yet to be created.