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> Ah, but what about the landscape! Ah but what about the fact that the Maeslantkering closes a canal that is 360 metres wide, the total width of the MOSE is 1

• konschubert 6y ago
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterscheldekering https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterscheldekering
• eecc 6y ago
  The MOSE consists of 3 separate installations for 3 different harbor mouths, so in principle it wouldn't have been that much different from the Dutch scenario.
  • Udik 6y ago
    It's actually four sections, each longer than the entire Maeslantkering.
• jeroenhd 6y ago
  The Maeslantkering is only one of a series of structures to control the water flow, the Delta Works[1]. The Oosterscheldekering[2] is a much bigger structure, about nine kilometers long with four kilometers of openable sluices that were added after protests against closing off the water way. Similarly gigantic is the 5 kilometers long Haringvlietdam[3]. These projects are quite old, though, so some innovation to water control is always welcome. The system used by MOSE seems to be quite easy to hide compared to the massive steel and concrete structures of the Dutch system. If it turns out there is no penalty to longevity and maintenance, a system similar to the Italian project might just show up in the Netherlands as well. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Works https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delta_Works [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterscheldekering https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oosterscheldekering [3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haringvlietdam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haringvlietdam