Good news for road safety – and Europe’s freight corridors
New truck stops like Maasvlakte Plaza help make roads safer. Truck drivers can get back on the motorway rested and refreshed, and are less likely to park – for lack of an alternative – along emergency lanes, entry and exit roads, on industrial estates or in residential neighbourhoods. To offer drivers enough time and flexibility to avoid evening rush hours, the first two hours of evening parking at Maasvlakte Plaza are always free of charge.
Moreover, by creating more options to spend the night at a safe location near the terminals, the Port of Rotterdam Authority is substantially contributing to the goal set by the SecureNL consortium. This alliance between the Province of Zuid-Holland, the Port of Rotterdam Authority, the Municipality of Dordrecht, the Municipality of Venlo and Asten-based Loverbosch B.V. will be realising a total of 765 new secure parking spaces for trucks at four different locations in the southern Netherlands before the end of 2022: Maasvlakte Plaza, Nobis Asten in Noord-Brabant, Truckstop Venlo in Limburg and a newly-constructed truck stop near Dordrecht. These locations are all situated along ‘Top Corridors’: crucial traffic arteries for Europe’s freight transport (import and export). The project is co-financed by the EU’s funding instrument for trans-European networks (the Connection Europe Facility).
Favourable location, excellent facilities
Maasvlakte Plaza is located in the heart of Maasvlakte and has a direct connection with the N15 motorway. On average, the truck stop is situated some 3.5 km from the large deep sea container terminals in the port area, with various distribution centres at less than 2 km distance.
With an information desk, Wi-Fi, showers, toilets, washers and dryers, lockers and a Routiers restaurant that can seat 175, the truck stop offers every amenity visiting drivers could desire. On top of this, they can also find a Shell filling station and a truck wash on the grounds.