Major maintenance on the largest Delta work.
Some 30 years after the opening of the Eastern Scheldt barrier, the preservation 32 of the total 62 slides were in need of major maintenance. The gates will be completely grit-blasted and recoated. At the same time, defects in the preservation of the remaining 30 gates will also be repaired. This huge job will take no less than 8 years. During that time, the water works ing continue to work at all times.