Public Works and Water Management will start work at Banjaard Beach (North Beveland) from September 2025. For the maintenance of the coast, we will bring 1 million m3 of sand onto and just before the beach. This extra sand will help keep the coast in place. The work is expected to last ten weeks.
We regularly add sand to the coast of North Beveland. This sand is necessary to keep the coastline in place. The beach and dunes are our main protection against the sea.
However, wind, waves, and currents continuously carry sand away from the coast. The strong current is the result of a channel just off the coast, the ‘Schaar van Onrust’. This autumn, sand will be added to the beach and the channel wall (just off the coast underwater). By using even more sand than last time (2022), the sand is expected to stay longer.
Beach Partially Closed
Dredging ships bring sand from the North Sea to the coast. The wet sand is pumped through a pipeline to the beach and then spread out with bulldozers and shovels. For safety reasons, the work area, which covers part of the beach, will be temporarily closed during these operations. Swimming is also not allowed in the part of the beach that is closed off.
On the dune side, there will be space to walk past the work area. Once the added sand is dry enough to walk on, the barriers will be moved. After the beach nourishment is completed, the sand can drift into the dunes, keeping them wide and strong. This way, North Beveland remains protected against the sea, and we do not lose any land.
Bio-LNG
Rijkswaterstaat, together with contractor Van Oord, is committed to carrying out the work in a way that causes minimal emissions. For the first time in the Netherlands, we are carrying out the nourishment with a ship that primarily runs on bio-LNG.
Bio-LNG is produced from sustainable bio-resources, including organic household waste and agricultural waste.