Tram tracks replaced on Rokin

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Tram tracks were being replaced on the section between the Rokin/Dam intersection and Papenbroekssteeg at Dam Square. Tram services via the Rokin and Dam stops were suspended from 3 November until Friday 20 November, while cyclists and pedestrians also faced restrictions in the area.

The work included renewing the track bed and involved considerable noise, including two nights of work to remove and reinstall the tracks. Project leader Sam de Bree said the existing steel track had deteriorated. The work is scheduled to last until 20 November.

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Maintenance work on the Diemerzeedijk

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