Delta Works





By N2H

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November 6th, 2009 by Travel

Delta Works refers to a massive construction of dams, sluices, dikes, locks, and storm surge barriers in the Netherlands to protect much of the land from rising water and risks from storms or other harsh weather. Construction of this entire massive area was undertaken between the 1950s until the late 1990s and hired many thousands of people.

Delta Works

The result currently is that over ten thousand miles of dikes have been built, with one and a half thousand miles in primary dikes and eight and a quarter thousand in secondary dikes. Because of the current global issues in regards to Global Warming and the overall rise of sea levels the dikes locks and dams are planned to be upgraded in the near future with taller and wider structures to prevent the flooding of the Netherlands. These plans call for construction to continue until 2015, however more are likely to follow in other areas extending that time line indefinitely with the constant steady rise of the seas.

Delta Works