{"id":2867,"date":"2025-11-11T09:08:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T07:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/leiden-and-katwijk-receive-millions-of-investment-for-accessibility\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T17:21:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:21:42","slug":"leiden-and-katwijk-receive-millions-of-investment-for-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/en\/leiden-and-katwijk-receive-millions-of-investment-for-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Region receives millions of investment for accessibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The government is making \u20ac 2.5 billion available for the accessibility of new housing. Of this, the Municipality of Leiden and the region will receive an allocation of over \u20ac 146 million, of which \u20ac 34 million is for the development of the Leiden &#8211; Utrecht railroad and Hazerswoude station. On top of that, the Municipality of Katwijk will receive almost \u20ac 14 million for the developments around the Eli Lilly and Company company. With this boost, the grand plans in the area can be further developed.   <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2817 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233.jpeg\" alt=\"Eli Lilly and Company\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233-480x259.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233-1024x553.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233-768x415.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-e1762211864233-1920x1037.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The allocation is distributed among the projects as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u20ac 105,072,000 as an investment in Leiden Central Hub;<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac 7.081.031 voor de woningbouwontwikkeling Wernink in de Hoge Mors;<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac 34.108.600 voor de ontwikkeling van het spoor Leiden &#8211; Utrecht, waaronder station Hazerswoude;<\/li>\n<li>\u20ac 14 miljoen voor de ont\u00adwik\u00adke\u00adlingen rondom het be\u00addrijf Eli Lilly and Company.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These investments give not only Leiden, the region and South Holland, but all of the Netherlands perspective on a better future!<\/p>\n<h2>Access Gate<\/h2>\n<p>An improved Leiden Centraal interchange is not only crucial to the growth of travelers and the opening up of tens of thousands of new homes, but is also the gateway to one of the largest education, healthcare, an innovation clusters in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n<p>From mboRijnland, Hogeschool Leiden to Leiden University, and from Leiden Bio Science Park, Unmanned Valley to NL Space Campus: our region attracts international talent that strengthens our earning power and innovativeness.<\/p>\n<p>The developments also fully benefit SMEs in our business parks and the nurturing local economy.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to everyone who made the effort!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read more about Knooppunt Leiden Centraal <a href=\"https:\/\/gemeente.leiden.nl\/projecten\/stationsgebied-leiden\/knooppunt-leiden-centraal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Read more about Eli Lilly&#8217;s arrival in Katwijk <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.katwijk.nl\/projecten\/nieuwe-vestiging-geneesmiddelenbedrijf-lilly-in-katwijk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2819 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-groepsfoto-e1762211843171.jpeg\" alt=\"Eli Lilly and Company\" width=\"800\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-groepsfoto-e1762211843171.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-groepsfoto-e1762211843171-480x304.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/www.keyregionleiden.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Lilly-groepsfoto-e1762211843171-768x487.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The government is making \u20ac 2.5 billion available for the accessibility of new housing. 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