Lantis, the task programmer in charge of the prominent ‘Oosterweel link’, which will certainly finish the Antwerp Ring Road, has actually granted the agreement for the building and construction of the Scheldt passage to the “Tijdelijke Handelsvereniging Combinatie Oosterweeltunnel” (THV COTU) consortium on third June 2020.
THV COTU is made up of the Belgian building and construction teams Besix, BAM Contractors, DEME as well as Jan De Nul nv.
Known as the gem in the crown of this essential framework task, the Scheldt passage will certainly be one of the most essential attaching component in the Oosterweel web link as well as shuts the Antwerp Ring Road on the north side. The passage has a complete size of 1,800 m as well as will certainly be constructed according to the ‘immersed tube’ technique.
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Eight passage components of roughly 60,000 tonnes each will certainly be integrated in the internal port of Zeebrugge and after that lugged to Antwerp through the North Sea as well as the Western Scheldt, where they will certainly be submersed in a pre-dredged trench in the River Scheldt.
This method, in which gravity as well as the higher pressure of water are continuously taking on each various other, is just one of one of the most innovative structure approaches in concrete as well as hydraulic building and construction.
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THV COTU is cognizant of the difficulties that such a job brings with it in a practically tough atmosphere such as the Scheldt inAntwerp But the companions are positive that they have the
required competence as well as years of experience to effectively accomplish the realisation of this important phase of the Oosterweel web link task.
The agreement has a worth of 570 million euro (excl. barrel). The initially primary job will certainly begin in the fall of 2020. Construction benefit the passage itself will certainly start after the summer season of 2021.
