Ijmeer

The Jacobs/APPM/Posad consortium launched their solution for an alternative public transport connection, bridging the two communities of Amsterdam and Almere. The Consortium proposes a rapid regional metro line – the Nieuwe Lijn – between Amsterdam Isolatorweg / Sloterdijk and Almere Oost, fully integrated into the existing metro Ringlijn. The capital cost of the construction of the Nieuwe Lijn, are 2,6 billion according to Dutch standards. We estimate the capital cost at under €2 billion, is less than half that estimated in the original reference case. The line is also expected to generate considerable extra demand and takes the pressure and future investment of the existing Hollandse Brug. The deficit in the business case has been reduced... More