N31 Dual Carriageway
Using a design, build, finance, and maintenance arrangement, the Dutch Highway/Water Authority (Rijkswaterstaat) commissioned the construction of an aqueduct at the Hempenser Wielen and the replacement of the existing Fonejachtbrug by two bridges and doubling of the total route to 2×2 lanes over 13 km to improve traffic flow and road safety.
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The innovation
The N31 Highway was awarded to Wâldwei.com which consists of Invesis, Dura Vermeer and Ballast Nedam Concessions.
The works included:
- widening 13 km of the existing road between Nijegaasterhoek and Hemriksein from one to two lanes;
- constructing an aqueduct at the Hempenser Wielen area;
- coordinating the repositioning of cables and pipes; and
- organising the required permissions from transport organisations, private parties living in the area, and public bodies
€ 61
Million
Capital value
The solution
During construction, the existing motorway remained operational with the works being completed four months ahead of schedule and the procurement, through the DBFM contract, delivered cost savings of 31% in comparison to a traditional procurement method.
