Collaborating on Artworks

The “Collaborating on Structures” project was an innovation initiative under the HWBP and ran from 2020 through 2025. The project’s success was achieved by sharing facts, data, and experiences with the water boards in a positive atmosphere of openness and collaboration, with the aim of mapping out the overall task of reinforcing structures. We now have insight into the overall task, the underlying characteristics of structures, the relationship with asset management, and useful tools and tips.

Result

Thanks to this project, the alliance now has a clear overview of the infrastructure challenges and successful approaches. The data collected indicates that the scope of the project is smaller than previously thought. The projection for late 2025 shows that it involves approximately 200 infrastructure assets and an investment of around €250 million. The necessary measures vary significantly by location and type of structure. It is important to establish a strong link with the asset management of these structures. In addition to clearly mapping out the scope of the task, best practices have been collected and tools developed to improve assessments.

Interactive PDF

This document provides insight into the lessons learned, an overview of the current infrastructure challenges, process improvements, and recommendations that will help ensure the safety of the infrastructure in the primary flood defenses in a smart, structured, and timely manner (by 2050). 

Interactive PDF: Collaborating on Artworks

Green Booklet – Moving Forward Together

The list of infrastructure projects has been and continues to be in a state of constant flux. Following the Red Book (June 2024) and the Orange Book (November 2024), this Green Book provides an overview of the current list of infrastructure projects. This compilation of data is therefore a snapshot in time and provides important information regarding the goal of ensuring that all primary flood defenses are safe by 2050. 

Collaborating on Artworks - Moving Forward Together

Information

For more background information, visit “Collaborating on Artworks” – wiki, www.samenwerkenaankunstwerken.nl, , or www.hwbp.nl, .

Flood protection program

Under the HWBP, water boards and Rijkswaterstaat are working together on the largest project since the Delta Works. Construction is underway in many parts of the Netherlands. In addition to kilometre 1,500 kilometre , infrastructure projects will also be addressed over the next thirty years. This is necessary because the Netherlands is vulnerable to flooding. We are doing everything we can to prevent another flood. In this way, we are working together to create a country where you can live, work, and enjoy leisure activities safely. We will join forces, support one another, learn from each other, and grow together. We are therefore collaborating with market partners and research institutions to ensure that, by 2050, the flood control structures in the primary flood defense system are reinforced just as the dikes have been.