We work on projects
We work on your living environment. We maintain the cycle paths, roads, bridges and all green space in our district. Sometimes a road is temporarily closed to traffic. For example, because the municipality is working on the road or green space or because of an event. The road closures currently in place are shown on the map of works. We also work on public space projects and area developments.
Roads
Redevelopment of Goudenregenstraat
We will shortly be redeveloping Goudenregenstraat. This redevelopment combines necessary maintenance work with improvements in road safety, liveability and more green space. You will find more information on the page Herinrichting Goudenregenstraat.
Westersingel redevelopment
We are giving Westersingel and Pier Panderstraat a makeover. This is necessary because the asphalt of the road is deteriorating. We also want to reduce the speed limit to 30 km per hour. You will find more information on the page Herinrichting Westersingel.
Wergeasterdyk Goutum
The Wergeasterdyk is being redeveloped. From the Sudertrimsdieldyk to the junction at Buorren. Wergeasterdyk used to be a through road to Leeuwarden. Much has changed in recent years. The road is now used very differently. Cycling and walking have become common activities on the Wergeasterdyk. That is why the road is now being modified. You will find more information on the Wergeasterdyk Goutum page.
Traffic measures Alde Leije
We are working on the road safety of the Leijester Hegedyk, Arjen Roelswei and Langedyk in Alde Leije. We are modifying the roads to align more closely to the new 30-kilometre zone. A draft has been produced in consultation with the working group/village committee and a number of entrepreneurs and farmers. The final design has been submitted to residents.
You can view the design here:
Implementation is scheduled for mid-2024.
Redevelopment of Beatrixstraat Leeuwarden
We will be working on Beatrixstraat in Leeuwarden. The road will be broken up for the construction of district heating, sewerage and rain drainage. This allows us to redevelop the road. A preliminary design of the redevelopment has now been drawn up. Residents were able to report bottlenecks and possible solutions. These have been included in the design as much as possible. The project is now on hold for a while. Building district heating takes a bit longer than expected. That’s what this redevelopment has to await.
Low-traffic city centre
The north-western part of Leeuwarden city centre has been made low-traffic. This means motor vehicles will in many cases no longer be allowed. More information can be found on page Low-traffic-free city centre.
Cycle paths
The quality of the cycling network is being improved. The 2015 memorandum ‘Leeuwarden Cycling Network’ lists which bicycle connections are being improved.
Huizumerlaan
We are redesigning the Huizumerlaan. We strive for comfort for cyclists. The desire is to give the avenue the character of the past again. We also install rainwater sewerage in the street. Final adjustments are yet to be made to the design. The aim is to complete the preparation in 2024 so that the contractor can start around March 2025. The work should then be completed by the end of 2025. You will find more information on the page Huizumerlaan.
Through bicycle route Leeuwarden and Heerenveen
We are working on a good cycle connection between Leeuwarden and Heerenveen. The cycle path is 4 metres wide. Much of it is already in place. We have worked near Reduzum and Jirnsum and are continuing towards Leeuwarden. The cycling route Heerenveen – Leeuwarden (PDF, 2.76 MB) map shows the entire route. The last part of the cycling route is expected to be taken up within the Middelsee area development.
Good cycling connections in the city
We are working on good cycling connections in the city. We are redeveloping some streets so that cyclists can cycle there safely. We are redeveloping these streets in consultation with residents. We have already redeveloped several streets. They include Azaleastraat and Tsjerk Hiddesstraat.
Preliminary design Emmakade Zuidzijde
The Emmakade South Side project was on hold for a while. We cannot work close enough to the quay wall to implement the original plan. This can be done without affecting the quay with a modified plan. This is a preliminary design.
Bridges
We work on maintaining or building new bridges. We are currently in the process of preparing maintenance work for several bridges. This will be implemented in 2025. As soon as more is known, you will find the information on this page.
Area development
We are working on area development. This involves redeveloping a larger area.
New housing estate Grut Palma
A new housing estate has been built in Wergea. In October we started preparing Grut Palma for residential use. We will finish the streets, lay the pavements and add new greenery. After this work, the new housing estate Grut Palma will be ready! During the winter period, we pause our works. In spring, we will start the last part of the work. All the work will be finished before the summer holidays.
Final design to prepare Grut Palma for residential use
New housing estate Grut Palma West
Harnst Invest wants to realize a varied new residential area called Grut Palma West. This will be located next to the new Grut Palma residential area. The plan has room for 55 homes. Development requires the adoption of a zoning plan. The municipality is responsible for this. Harns Invest draws up the zoning plan in consultation with the municipality. An initial presentation of the plan took place on January 31, 2023 and the plan was further developed.
More information
For more information about the plan, please contact Harns Invest. A project website has been created for Grut Palma West. For more information about the zoning plan procedure, please contact the City of Leeuwarden.
Newbuild plan ‘Oer de Barten 2’ in Warten
New homes are being built in Warten by Zwanenburg Projecten B.V. on land on the west side of Warten. City of Leeuwarden also has land adjacent to this new housing estate on which they plan to build houses. There is a sketch of the new building plan. This was presented to immediate residents on 20 February and at the general membership meeting of Dorpsbelangen Warten on 9 March. Responses to both meetings were collected and recorded, and some responses were incorporated into the plan. The preliminary draft zoning plan was available for inspection in August and September 2023. Many local residents and other residents were present at the walk-in meeting, some of whom provided feedback. You will find more information on the page Nieuwbouwplan ‘Oer de Barten 2’ in Warten.
New Integraal Kind Centrum (IKC) site in Lekkum
The school building of De Professor Wassenberghskoalle in Lekkum is too small. A new school building will therefore be built in a new location. The aim is to start using the new school from early 2026. You will find more information on the page Nieuwe locatie Integraal Kind Centrum (IKC) in Lekkum.
Redevelopment of De Kei in Bilgaard
We are working on the development of De Kei in Bilgaard. A draft plan of the area has been produced. This has been discussed with local residents. There will be new sewers and more green space in the neighbourhood. We expect to start the redesign in 2024. More information on this project can be found in the newsletter.
Development framework Sint Vitusplein Stiens
MFC De Skalm and the library have moved to the old town hall in Stiens, the Nije Skalm. The move will create opportunities to improve St Vitusplein and immediate surroundings. Together with the village, we went in search of those opportunities. The municipality have made a development framework for this purpose. A development framework is a plan in which we make the frameworks for future developments. It is a kind of blueprint for future plans. The development framework clarifies the content of the area, the desired amenities, new building, the layout and use of the square. You will find more information on the page Development Framework Sint Vitusplein Stiens.
Replacing trees in Mozartstraat
The trees in Mozartstraat do not have enough space to grow properly. As a result, their condition is deteriorating rapidly, causing danger and nuisance from protruding tree roots. The 25 trees have been cut down, and the street is being redesigned. More trees will be planted. However, the planting of new trees has been postponed until next year due to a gas line that needs to be replaced first. The gas line will be replaced in the spring of 2025. After that, paving, parking spaces and the trees will be installed. We expect the street to be completed in the fall of 2025.
City of Leeuwarden adapting the green space at Bernesân
The City of Leeuwarden will be adjusting the green space at Bernesân to create more diversity and make it easier to maintain. For this, a design was made in collaboration with a working group of local residents. The main structure of the park zone, such as paths, trees and play areas, will be retained.
Planning
The adjustments will be phased over a four-year period, starting in the autumn. With these adjustments, the municipality hopes to achieve an attractive and sustainable end result for the Bernesân.
What else are we working on
- New housing estate Steenslân
- Middelsee
- De Zuidlanden
- New housing estate
- Nieuw Oud Oost (New layout of the site where the ‘old’ Cambuur stadium now stands)
And possibly more projects on Spatial Plans page (view and comment).
Fibre optic cables
Fibre optic cables will be installed in all villages and neighbourhoods in the City of Leeuwarden. The order in which this will be done is yet to be determined. You will receive a letter about this. Fibre optics will be installed by Glaspoort and DELTA Netwerk.
DELTA Netwerk
DELTA Netwerk will start excavation work in Grou in September 2022. As is now known, they are laying fibre optic cables to all villages in the south of the city.
Glaspoort
Glaspoort is laying connections in the following villages and industrial estates: Stiens, Grou, Britsum, Koarnjum, Jelsum, Baard, Bears, Easterlittens, Feinsum, Hijum, Hilaard, Húns, Idaerd, Jirnsum, Jorwert, Lekkum, Mantgum, Alde Leie, Reduzum, Wargea, Warten, Weidum, Wytgaard en Wurdum and business parks De Hemrik, Biensma, Oedsmawei, Middelsee, Leeuwarden West, Businesspark Leeuwarden, business park Noarderfjild, business park Wergea and business park String.
Am I obliged to use the fibre optic connection?
No, you are not obliged to take out a subscription. Do you want to take out a subscription? This can be done immediately or later.
Questions about these fibre optic connections?
More information can be found on the Glaspoort and DELTA Netwerk websites.
Electricity grid
The electricity grid
The electricity grid is facing strong demand. This is due to increased demand for electricity. Often from companies but also through area developments such as new housing estates/housing developments, for example. And there is also more supply of renewable energy. More and more roofs have solar panels that feed electricity back into the grid.
Power grid capacity map
The grid operators TenneT and Liander are therefore working to strengthen the electricity grid to provide more capacity. This will result in fewer ‘spikes’ in the power grid and prevent it from being overloaded. For more information and an overview map, visit the Liander website. Additional electricity cabinets are therefore being installed and extra cables laid throughout Leeuwarden. A new high-voltage substation is also planned. You will receive a letter when they start working on this in your neighbourhood.
Work on medium-voltage grid (NuLelie projects)
Liander is strengthening the medium-voltage grid. They are doing this by laying additional power lines in residential areas and installing new electricity cabinets.
As now known, they will start working in the following areas from March 2023 to spring 2025: Westeinde, Slauerhoffweg, WTC area, business park Westeinde. Nylan, de Zwette, Marshallweg, Snekertrekweg, Julianalaan, Lorentzkade, Zuidlanden, Middelsee and Goutum.
Work on medium-voltage grid via Buurtaanpak Liander
Liander is expanding the power grid Liander in certain districts via Buurtaanpak. That means they are increasing the capacity of the power grid in your neighbour in one go. This way, you will be less inconvenienced by the work and your neighbourhood will be ready for the growing demand for power in the future. More information about the work in Leeuwarden can be found on the project website of Liander.
New high voltage station TenneT
TenneT and Liander are building a new high-voltage substation. This is needed to cope with the supply and demand of electricity on Leeuwarden’s grid. It provides greater capacity. This high-voltage station will be located where the new overhead cables connect to the existing electricity grid near Leeuwarden. And an underground cable connection will be laid to connect to Liander’s existing (medium-voltage) grid.
A high-voltage substation is a hub for electricity. Electricity is converted here from high voltage (110 kV grid TenneT) to medium voltage (20 kV grid Liander) and vice versa. Liander’s cables carry the electricity further (at a lower voltage) into the neighbourhoods, until finally to the socket in the home. You will find more information on the page Nieuw hoogspanningsstation TenneT.
Planning environmental plan procedure Leeuwarden Boksumerdyk substation
- Drawing up an environmental plan:
To build the new plans, the municipality will need to amend the environmental plan. In an environmental plan, the municipality describes what the land and buildings may be used for and what developments may occur in the future. - Preliminary draft environmental plan can be viewed & information meeting:
The plan will be published on the website Overheid.nl. And in the door-to-door newspaper Huis-aan-Huis. You can view the plan (online or at the town hall) and give your opinion on the plans. (public participation response, within 6 weeks). - Processing responses:
What happens to your response? The municipality collects all opinions and responses in a document. This is called a response document. The municipality will indicate which responses can be acted upon. These points are incorporated into the draft environmental plan. - Draft environmental plan for vision:
The plan will be published on the website Overheid.nl. And in the door-to-door newspaper Huis-aan-Huis. You can view the plan (online or at the town hall) and give your opinion on the plans. (Submit views, within 6 weeks.). - Processing responses:
The municipality collects all opinions and responses in a document. This is called a response document. The City Executive discuss the plans and all responses to them. The responses may lead to an adjustment in the environmental plan to be adopted. They will then send it to the city council. - Adoption of environmental plan by the city council:
The city council will decide whether it agrees with the plans.
Waterways
Wurdumer Feart
The navigation route through the Wurdumer Feart will be closed from mid-June to the end of July. This navigation route is part of the Wirdum-De Zuidlanden route. The verge along the N31 will be widened and moved. For the verge widening, a section of the through sloop route along the N31 will be closed and rebuilt on the other side. The waterway closure will be signposted along the navigation route from the Van Harinxmakanaal and Eagumerdjip/Ringsleat near Wergea.
Why is it necessary to widen the verge?
New plots are being created in the Unia district for housing construction. Unia will be made more suitable for residential purposes by constructing a noise barrier along the N31. The existing verge is too narrow for a noise barrier. The construction of a wider verge will require the existing Wurdumer Feart to be moved.
Sewers
Sewer replacement in Britsum
Here, the existing sewer with a length of 1,000 metres will be replaced on and around the mound. Work is underway and scheduled to be completed before Christmas 2024. Once the sewer is installed, the public space will be redesigned.
Construction of rainwater drains Boarskulp, Lege Herewei and Hege Herewei in Stiens
In Stiens, flooding is caused by a certain amount of rainfall, which is why the municipality is laying rainwater drains. Connections are also laid to your home/garden. You can connect your own rainwater drains to this. In the Boarskulp and Lege Herewei, the street will be returned to how it was after the construction of stormwater drains. In the Hege Herewei, the asphalt will not put back but paving will be laid. The street will also be improved for road safety. The plan is to start in the spring of 2025 and finish the work in the same year.
Sewer replacement Truerderdyk in Stiens
In Truerderdyk, the sewerage system is being replaced and enlarged at the business park. Once the sewers are laid, the street will be redesigned. The junction with the Noarderfjild will also be tackled and made bike-safe. A clear cycle path will then be constructed at the junction up to the junction with Boskrane. Work is scheduled to start in early 2025.
Sewer replacement and construction of rainwater drainage system Vogelbuurt in Stiens
In Stiens, flooding is caused by a certain amount of rainfall, which is why the municipality is laying rainwater drains. Connections are also laid to your home/garden. You can connect your own rainwater drains to this. The existing sewers in the Vogelbuurt will also be replaced. The utility companies will also carry out work such as replacing water and gas pipes. We cannot provide any information about the schedule yet because we need to coordinate it with the utility companies. The aim is to start in the summer of 2025.
Do you have any questions?
Send an email to gemeente@leeuwarden.nl or contact the City of Leeuwarden by other means.
Roads
Redevelopment of Goudenregenstraat
We will shortly be redeveloping Goudenregenstraat. This redevelopment combines necessary maintenance work with improvements in road safety, liveability and more green space. You will find more information on the page Herinrichting Goudenregenstraat.
Westersingel redevelopment
We are giving Westersingel and Pier Panderstraat a makeover. This is necessary because the asphalt of the road is deteriorating. We also want to reduce the speed limit to 30 km per hour. You will find more information on the page Herinrichting Westersingel.
Wergeasterdyk Goutum
The Wergeasterdyk is being redeveloped. From the Sudertrimsdieldyk to the junction at Buorren. Wergeasterdyk used to be a through road to Leeuwarden. Much has changed in recent years. The road is now used very differently. Cycling and walking have become common activities on the Wergeasterdyk. That is why the road is now being modified. You will find more information on the Wergeasterdyk Goutum page.
Traffic measures Alde Leije
We are working on the road safety of the Leijester Hegedyk, Arjen Roelswei and Langedyk in Alde Leije. We are modifying the roads to align more closely to the new 30-kilometre zone. A draft has been produced in consultation with the working group/village committee and a number of entrepreneurs and farmers. The final design has been submitted to residents.
You can view the design here:
Implementation is scheduled for mid-2024.
Redevelopment of Beatrixstraat Leeuwarden
We will be working on Beatrixstraat in Leeuwarden. The road will be broken up for the construction of district heating, sewerage and rain drainage. This allows us to redevelop the road. A preliminary design of the redevelopment has now been drawn up. Residents were able to report bottlenecks and possible solutions. These have been included in the design as much as possible. The project is now on hold for a while. Building district heating takes a bit longer than expected. That’s what this redevelopment has to await.
Low-traffic city centre
The north-western part of Leeuwarden city centre has been made low-traffic. This means motor vehicles will in many cases no longer be allowed. More information can be found on page Low-traffic-free city centre.
Cycle paths
The quality of the cycling network is being improved. The 2015 memorandum ‘Leeuwarden Cycling Network’ lists which bicycle connections are being improved.
Huizumerlaan
We are redesigning the Huizumerlaan. We strive for comfort for cyclists. The desire is to give the avenue the character of the past again. We also install rainwater sewerage in the street. Final adjustments are yet to be made to the design. The aim is to complete the preparation in 2024 so that the contractor can start around March 2025. The work should then be completed by the end of 2025. You will find more information on the page Huizumerlaan.
Through bicycle route Leeuwarden and Heerenveen
We are working on a good cycle connection between Leeuwarden and Heerenveen. The cycle path is 4 metres wide. Much of it is already in place. We have worked near Reduzum and Jirnsum and are continuing towards Leeuwarden. The cycling route Heerenveen – Leeuwarden (PDF, 2.76 MB) map shows the entire route. The last part of the cycling route is expected to be taken up within the Middelsee area development.
Good cycling connections in the city
We are working on good cycling connections in the city. We are redeveloping some streets so that cyclists can cycle there safely. We are redeveloping these streets in consultation with residents. We have already redeveloped several streets. They include Azaleastraat and Tsjerk Hiddesstraat.
Preliminary design Emmakade Zuidzijde
The Emmakade South Side project was on hold for a while. We cannot work close enough to the quay wall to implement the original plan. This can be done without affecting the quay with a modified plan. This is a preliminary design.
Bridges
We work on maintaining or building new bridges. We are currently in the process of preparing maintenance work for several bridges. This will be implemented in 2025. As soon as more is known, you will find the information on this page.
Area development
We are working on area development. This involves redeveloping a larger area.
New housing estate Grut Palma
A new housing estate has been built in Wergea. In October we started preparing Grut Palma for residential use. We will finish the streets, lay the pavements and add new greenery. After this work, the new housing estate Grut Palma will be ready! During the winter period, we pause our works. In spring, we will start the last part of the work. All the work will be finished before the summer holidays.
Final design to prepare Grut Palma for residential use
New housing estate Grut Palma West
Harnst Invest wants to realize a varied new residential area called Grut Palma West. This will be located next to the new Grut Palma residential area. The plan has room for 55 homes. Development requires the adoption of a zoning plan. The municipality is responsible for this. Harns Invest draws up the zoning plan in consultation with the municipality. An initial presentation of the plan took place on January 31, 2023 and the plan was further developed.
More information
For more information about the plan, please contact Harns Invest. A project website has been created for Grut Palma West. For more information about the zoning plan procedure, please contact the City of Leeuwarden.
Newbuild plan ‘Oer de Barten 2’ in Warten
New homes are being built in Warten by Zwanenburg Projecten B.V. on land on the west side of Warten. City of Leeuwarden also has land adjacent to this new housing estate on which they plan to build houses. There is a sketch of the new building plan. This was presented to immediate residents on 20 February and at the general membership meeting of Dorpsbelangen Warten on 9 March. Responses to both meetings were collected and recorded, and some responses were incorporated into the plan. The preliminary draft zoning plan was available for inspection in August and September 2023. Many local residents and other residents were present at the walk-in meeting, some of whom provided feedback. You will find more information on the page Nieuwbouwplan ‘Oer de Barten 2’ in Warten.
New Integraal Kind Centrum (IKC) site in Lekkum
The school building of De Professor Wassenberghskoalle in Lekkum is too small. A new school building will therefore be built in a new location. The aim is to start using the new school from early 2026. You will find more information on the page Nieuwe locatie Integraal Kind Centrum (IKC) in Lekkum.
Redevelopment of De Kei in Bilgaard
We are working on the development of De Kei in Bilgaard. A draft plan of the area has been produced. This has been discussed with local residents. There will be new sewers and more green space in the neighbourhood. We expect to start the redesign in 2024. More information on this project can be found in the newsletter.
Development framework Sint Vitusplein Stiens
MFC De Skalm and the library have moved to the old town hall in Stiens, the Nije Skalm. The move will create opportunities to improve St Vitusplein and immediate surroundings. Together with the village, we went in search of those opportunities. The municipality have made a development framework for this purpose. A development framework is a plan in which we make the frameworks for future developments. It is a kind of blueprint for future plans. The development framework clarifies the content of the area, the desired amenities, new building, the layout and use of the square. You will find more information on the page Development Framework Sint Vitusplein Stiens.
Replacing trees in Mozartstraat
The trees in Mozartstraat do not have enough space to grow properly. As a result, their condition is deteriorating rapidly, causing danger and nuisance from protruding tree roots. The 25 trees have been cut down, and the street is being redesigned. More trees will be planted. However, the planting of new trees has been postponed until next year due to a gas line that needs to be replaced first. The gas line will be replaced in the spring of 2025. After that, paving, parking spaces and the trees will be installed. We expect the street to be completed in the fall of 2025.
City of Leeuwarden adapting the green space at Bernesân
The City of Leeuwarden will be adjusting the green space at Bernesân to create more diversity and make it easier to maintain. For this, a design was made in collaboration with a working group of local residents. The main structure of the park zone, such as paths, trees and play areas, will be retained.
Planning
The adjustments will be phased over a four-year period, starting in the autumn. With these adjustments, the municipality hopes to achieve an attractive and sustainable end result for the Bernesân.
What else are we working on
- New housing estate Steenslân
- Middelsee
- De Zuidlanden
- New housing estate
- Nieuw Oud Oost (New layout of the site where the ‘old’ Cambuur stadium now stands)
And possibly more projects on Spatial Plans page (view and comment).
Fibre optic cables
Fibre optic cables will be installed in all villages and neighbourhoods in the City of Leeuwarden. The order in which this will be done is yet to be determined. You will receive a letter about this. Fibre optics will be installed by Glaspoort and DELTA Netwerk.
DELTA Netwerk
DELTA Netwerk will start excavation work in Grou in September 2022. As is now known, they are laying fibre optic cables to all villages in the south of the city.
Glaspoort
Glaspoort is laying connections in the following villages and industrial estates: Stiens, Grou, Britsum, Koarnjum, Jelsum, Baard, Bears, Easterlittens, Feinsum, Hijum, Hilaard, Húns, Idaerd, Jirnsum, Jorwert, Lekkum, Mantgum, Alde Leie, Reduzum, Wargea, Warten, Weidum, Wytgaard en Wurdum and business parks De Hemrik, Biensma, Oedsmawei, Middelsee, Leeuwarden West, Businesspark Leeuwarden, business park Noarderfjild, business park Wergea and business park String.
Am I obliged to use the fibre optic connection?
No, you are not obliged to take out a subscription. Do you want to take out a subscription? This can be done immediately or later.
Questions about these fibre optic connections?
More information can be found on the Glaspoort and DELTA Netwerk websites.
Electricity grid
The electricity grid
The electricity grid is facing strong demand. This is due to increased demand for electricity. Often from companies but also through area developments such as new housing estates/housing developments, for example. And there is also more supply of renewable energy. More and more roofs have solar panels that feed electricity back into the grid.
Power grid capacity map
The grid operators TenneT and Liander are therefore working to strengthen the electricity grid to provide more capacity. This will result in fewer ‘spikes’ in the power grid and prevent it from being overloaded. For more information and an overview map, visit the Liander website. Additional electricity cabinets are therefore being installed and extra cables laid throughout Leeuwarden. A new high-voltage substation is also planned. You will receive a letter when they start working on this in your neighbourhood.
Work on medium-voltage grid (NuLelie projects)
Liander is strengthening the medium-voltage grid. They are doing this by laying additional power lines in residential areas and installing new electricity cabinets.
As now known, they will start working in the following areas from March 2023 to spring 2025: Westeinde, Slauerhoffweg, WTC area, business park Westeinde. Nylan, de Zwette, Marshallweg, Snekertrekweg, Julianalaan, Lorentzkade, Zuidlanden, Middelsee and Goutum.
Work on medium-voltage grid via Buurtaanpak Liander
Liander is expanding the power grid Liander in certain districts via Buurtaanpak. That means they are increasing the capacity of the power grid in your neighbour in one go. This way, you will be less inconvenienced by the work and your neighbourhood will be ready for the growing demand for power in the future. More information about the work in Leeuwarden can be found on the project website of Liander.
New high voltage station TenneT
TenneT and Liander are building a new high-voltage substation. This is needed to cope with the supply and demand of electricity on Leeuwarden’s grid. It provides greater capacity. This high-voltage station will be located where the new overhead cables connect to the existing electricity grid near Leeuwarden. And an underground cable connection will be laid to connect to Liander’s existing (medium-voltage) grid.
A high-voltage substation is a hub for electricity. Electricity is converted here from high voltage (110 kV grid TenneT) to medium voltage (20 kV grid Liander) and vice versa. Liander’s cables carry the electricity further (at a lower voltage) into the neighbourhoods, until finally to the socket in the home. You will find more information on the page Nieuw hoogspanningsstation TenneT.
Planning environmental plan procedure Leeuwarden Boksumerdyk substation
- Drawing up an environmental plan:
To build the new plans, the municipality will need to amend the environmental plan. In an environmental plan, the municipality describes what the land and buildings may be used for and what developments may occur in the future. - Preliminary draft environmental plan can be viewed & information meeting:
The plan will be published on the website Overheid.nl. And in the door-to-door newspaper Huis-aan-Huis. You can view the plan (online or at the town hall) and give your opinion on the plans. (public participation response, within 6 weeks). - Processing responses:
What happens to your response? The municipality collects all opinions and responses in a document. This is called a response document. The municipality will indicate which responses can be acted upon. These points are incorporated into the draft environmental plan. - Draft environmental plan for vision:
The plan will be published on the website Overheid.nl. And in the door-to-door newspaper Huis-aan-Huis. You can view the plan (online or at the town hall) and give your opinion on the plans. (Submit views, within 6 weeks.). - Processing responses:
The municipality collects all opinions and responses in a document. This is called a response document. The City Executive discuss the plans and all responses to them. The responses may lead to an adjustment in the environmental plan to be adopted. They will then send it to the city council. - Adoption of environmental plan by the city council:
The city council will decide whether it agrees with the plans.
Waterways
Wurdumer Feart
The navigation route through the Wurdumer Feart will be closed from mid-June to the end of July. This navigation route is part of the Wirdum-De Zuidlanden route. The verge along the N31 will be widened and moved. For the verge widening, a section of the through sloop route along the N31 will be closed and rebuilt on the other side. The waterway closure will be signposted along the navigation route from the Van Harinxmakanaal and Eagumerdjip/Ringsleat near Wergea.
Why is it necessary to widen the verge?
New plots are being created in the Unia district for housing construction. Unia will be made more suitable for residential purposes by constructing a noise barrier along the N31. The existing verge is too narrow for a noise barrier. The construction of a wider verge will require the existing Wurdumer Feart to be moved.
Sewers
Sewer replacement in Britsum
Here, the existing sewer with a length of 1,000 metres will be replaced on and around the mound. Work is underway and scheduled to be completed before Christmas 2024. Once the sewer is installed, the public space will be redesigned.
Construction of rainwater drains Boarskulp, Lege Herewei and Hege Herewei in Stiens
In Stiens, flooding is caused by a certain amount of rainfall, which is why the municipality is laying rainwater drains. Connections are also laid to your home/garden. You can connect your own rainwater drains to this. In the Boarskulp and Lege Herewei, the street will be returned to how it was after the construction of stormwater drains. In the Hege Herewei, the asphalt will not put back but paving will be laid. The street will also be improved for road safety. The plan is to start in the spring of 2025 and finish the work in the same year.
Sewer replacement Truerderdyk in Stiens
In Truerderdyk, the sewerage system is being replaced and enlarged at the business park. Once the sewers are laid, the street will be redesigned. The junction with the Noarderfjild will also be tackled and made bike-safe. A clear cycle path will then be constructed at the junction up to the junction with Boskrane. Work is scheduled to start in early 2025.
Sewer replacement and construction of rainwater drainage system Vogelbuurt in Stiens
In Stiens, flooding is caused by a certain amount of rainfall, which is why the municipality is laying rainwater drains. Connections are also laid to your home/garden. You can connect your own rainwater drains to this. The existing sewers in the Vogelbuurt will also be replaced. The utility companies will also carry out work such as replacing water and gas pipes. We cannot provide any information about the schedule yet because we need to coordinate it with the utility companies. The aim is to start in the summer of 2025.
Do you have any questions?
Send an email to gemeente@leeuwarden.nl or contact the City of Leeuwarden by other means.