Wijk Dam Antwerpen in transformation

Recent transformations of Den Dam Sinds 2017 allow cyclists and pedestrians from Merksem to reach the center of Antwerp via a new bridge over the Albert Canal. A year earlier, a new school opened in Park Spoor Noord, and various projects were developed in and around the Slaughterhouse site that would strongly change the neighborhood. Meanwhile, we are 9 years later and a great deal has already changed in both public space and housing construction. The nature and scale of the transformations that are becoming visible in and along the Wijk Dam and the Slaughterhouse site are still unknown to most Antwerp residents. Where the district until recently turned its back on Merksem and the Ring viaduct, new connections are being made with the future Ringpark Lobroekdok. The nearby Sportpaleis will reverse its front and back after the covering of the Ring, a large part of the slaughterhouse site has meanwhile been converted into a new campus of AP University of Applied Sciences, new streets and squares have been realized in the public space between the residential blocks... in short, this is where it's happening. Expeditie De Stad has mapped out all recent and ongoing projects and is happy to take you on an exploration to pause and reflect on recent, current, and future developments alongside the old sights.