Tonight, the Berlage Bridge will be closed off due to a calamity, the sign says. One might suspect a conspiracy: for how do they know there will be a calamity tonight? The truth is rather more prosaic: it has been found that a particular part of the bridge has been rusting faster than expected.
Tonight, the part will be inspected to see whether it needs to be replaced. The municipality calls the operation a ‘calamity’ because it had not been planned in advance.
Tags: Amsterdam, Berlagebrug
