Seine-Scheldt project Flemish view

Decision 93/630/CEE  Realisation missing links and elimination bottlenecks  CEMT class of 1992 for international connections –minimum class IV (1350 tons) –for modernisation: minimum class Va (2000 tons) –for new construction: class Vb (3000 to 6000 tons)

Decision 884/2004/EC  priority sections: –navigability improvements Deûlémont - Ghent –new canal Compiègne - Cambrai

Improvements: 54 km river Lys + 26 km canals

Dimensions existing locks LengthWidthDepth Evergem136 m16,0 m4,25 m St-B-Vijve136 m16,0 m3,50 m Harelbeke115 m12,5 m3,50 m Menen195 m12,5 m4,50 m Comines185 m12,5 m4,50 m

Construction of new locks  Reason: –Dimensions class Vb Length:210 m(230 m) Width:12,5 m (25 m) Depth:4,7 m(5 m) –Comfort capacity existing locks (“operation regime B”, 24 hours a weekday) Harelbeke: 5,2 M tons/year Sint-Baafs-Vijve: 10 M tons/year (Evergem: 7,7 to 12,3 M tons/year, depending on measures of equal arrival)

Lock Evergem: under construction

4,00 4,50 5,00 5,50 6,00 6,50 7,00 7,50 8,00 8,50 9,00 9,50 10,00 Brug te St. Eloois-Vijve N772 Brug van St. Eloois-Vijve Sluis te St. Baafs-Vijve Zultebrug Olsenebrug Machelenbrug Spoorwegbrug te Machelen Vaartbrug Krommebrug Voetgangersbrug te Nevele Nevelebrug Brug in E 40 Landegembrug Spoorbrug te Landegem Merendreebrug Schipdonkbrug Durmenbrug Lovendegembrug Bierstalbrug Nieuwe Kalebrug (W16) Sluis te Evergem Heinakkerbrug (S6) Waalbrug (W 17) Brug in R4 Spoorwegbrug (S7) Eversteinbrug (W18) Free height Ghent-Terneuzen Canal to Roeselare-Lys Canal Hoogte 1BHoogte 2B 3 layers containers

4,00 4,50 5,00 5,50 6,00 6,50 7,00 7,50 8,00 8,50 9,00 9,50 10,00 Brug te Warneton Brug te Comines Balokkenbrug te Wervik Brug van Wervik in RW 304 Pont d'Halluin Brug van Menen Brug te Menen in N 32 Brug van Wevelgem-Lauwe Viadukt te Wevelgem in A 17 Brug te Bissegem in R8 Brug te Bissegem-Marke Spoorwegbrug 3 Duikers Brug te Kortrijk in R8 Kuurnebrug te Harelbeke Sluis te Harelbeke Hogebrug te Harelbeke Brug te Harelbeke N36 Brug van Ooigem-Desselgem Free height Roeselare - Lys Canal to Deûlémont Hoogte 1BHoogte 2B 3 layers containers

Improvements of the Lys river Leie  Profile –deepening with 1 m –7 mooring places for one way traffic

Lys and Diversion Canal of the Lys  Two way traffic –class Va or Vb (3,5 m) – class IV (3,0 m) –class Va (≤3,0 m) – class Va (≤3,0 m)  One way traffic –class Va (>3,0 m) – class Va (>3,0 m) –class Vb – class Vb

Improvements of the Northern Section of the Circular Canal around Ghent  Industrial area –rectangular profile –quay walls at both banks Ring Canal

Ghent – Ostend Canal and Northern Section of the Circular Canal Ghent  Two way traffic –class V (3,5 m) – class V (3,5 m) –mooring places on both sides (only on the Circular Canal of Ghent)

Planning  Spring 2009 –Finish lock Evergem –Start rest of the works First Circular Canal of Ghent  Project completed in 2016