The surface of the ground in the town centre varied considerably. There was an asphalt carriageway, a clinker-paved pavement, concrete paving slabs and land belonging to various private owners. With this plan, we aimed to make the town centre more presentable by opting for a single type of surfacing from façade to façade. The contractor has completed the work and handed over the site. The planting is scheduled for the final quarter of 2024.
The plan is to lay the paving, including the carriageway, using fired clinkers. This will ensure that the carriageway becomes more integrated into the shopping area and that motorists are more likely to slow down. In addition, the raised pavement will be removed because the carriageway will be raised as a whole, bringing the road to the same level as the pavement. This will create one large, raised square.
The drainage on both sides of the carriageway and a subtle variation in the paving of the clinker bricks ensure that the carriageway is clearly distinguishable. The carriageway, paved with fired cobblestones, continues to the junction with Bogaardslaan and then turns the corner onto Bogaardslaan as far as the chemist’s. From the junction towards Molecatenlaan, it becomes an asphalt road again. Nothing will change there; a new layer of asphalt will simply be laid.
We’re also going to make the street greener. We’ll be planting trees and creating larger planting areas in a few places, to create a more pleasant streetscape. We’ll be planting at the end of 2024.
Additional parking spaces are being added around the Albert Heijn due to the shop’s expansion. The angled parking spaces at the former CODA site and opposite it at the Albert Heijn will be removed and replaced with parking spaces running parallel to the carriageway. Ultimately, there will be more parking spaces than there are at present.
The road north of the Albert Heijn will become one-way, so there will be less traffic here than there is at present. That’s also good news because the new entrance to the Albert Heijn will be at the end of this little street.
We are installing cycle racks at various shops in the area. Albert Heijn is also creating more space for cycle parking than is currently available. New benches will also be installed at various locations in the town centre.
We are removing the bus stop on Bogaardslaan because the bus no longer runs. The local bus that is still operating is allowed to stop anywhere, so a bus stop is no longer needed.
The tarmac on the easternmost section of Bogaardslaan is in very poor condition. It is no longer possible to lay a new layer of tarmac over it. We have therefore decided to resurface this section with fired clinker pavers as well. This will help this section, which is a busy commercial area, to blend in better with the town centre.
The rest of the carriageway is in better condition. We are therefore laying a new layer of tarmac up to and including house number 37. On the section beyond that, we will carry out spot repairs to the tarmac.
The speed limit on Bogaardslaan is currently 30 km/h. This will not change. We are adding three new speed bumps along the street up to the primary school, similar to the existing one. This is because it appears that drivers are still travelling too fast on this stretch. The bend in the road will also be made slightly sharper, forcing drivers to slow down.
We are going to resurface this section of Molecatenlaan. At number 48, we will be installing a new speed bump to replace the road narrowing.
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