the first section
the Middelharnis entrance
My contributions to the first section of the new S47 were concentrated on
the entrance to the historic towns of Middelharnis and Sommelsdijk: the
Middelharnis entry used to be so that you drove straight into the town. In the
new situation the new course turned to the left and you would have to take an
exit to the right. That location was actually one of the most uninteresting
spaces in the area. A car lot and showroom added to this. I proposed to make two
earthen cones, which would function as a gateway-like entrance; their heights
were to be 9.24 and 8.66 meters. Finally in 1990 the city council of
Middelharnis did not want them anymore. The argumentation of the province was to
no avail, and Middelharnis decided not to give permission to build any cone. The
reason was that the automobile showroom would not be visible from the main road.
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