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Netherlands unveils 'world's-largest' canal lock.

Dutch King Willen-Alexander recently opened what authorities say is the world's largest canal lock. 

The 500-meter (1,640-feet) long and 70-meter wide sluice replaces a smaller, nearly 100-year-old one at Ijmuiden, a small port city connecting the North Sea Canal to the port of Amsterdam. 

Construction on the massive infrastructure project began in 2016 and was meant to be done by 2019. It also went over the initially planned budget by around €300 million ($338 million).

The Ijmuiden lock was designed to allow large, modern cargo ships to reach the port of Amsterdam.

Source: www.dw.com

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