BREAKING NEWS: Renewed Afsluitdijk opens, Van Oord says
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The renewed Afsluitdijk officially opened as the Dutch flood season began, completing the reinforcement programme led by the Levvel consortium (Van Oord, BAM, Rebel) with Rijkswaterstaat.
32.5 km of dike strengthened
75,000 Levvel-blocs installed
Increased discharge capacity with new pumps, sluices and hydraulic structures