Minister of Infrastructure Robert Tieman symbolically opened the road today. From Monday 6 October at 05.00, traffic can use the A16 Rotterdam towards Dordrecht and Breda. The direction towards Delft and The Hague will open later in the month, on 27 October at 05.00.
[5 October before the opening]
The A16 Rotterdam runs for 11 kilometres, linking the A13 near Rotterdam The Hague Airport with the A16 at Terbregseplein. A key feature is the 2.2 kilometre Rottemerentunnel, which passes beneath the Lage Bergse Bos nature area and the River Rotte. The road also crosses the Bleiswijkse Vaart and three railway lines: RandstadRail, HSL-Zuid and the Rotterdam–Utrecht line.
The road includes junctions at Vliegveldweg, N471 (Doenkade), Ankie Verbeek-Ohrlaan, Terbregseweg and Hoofdweg. It provides two lanes in each direction, with three lanes on the busiest section between the N471 and the Ankie Verbeek-Ohrlaan. The speed limit is set at 100 km.
Here is a photographic impression of construction of the De Groene Boog (A16)