{"id":6814,"date":"2023-03-15T15:58:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invesis.com\/?p=6814"},"modified":"2023-03-15T15:58:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T15:58:44","slug":"afsluitdijk-news-enormous-flood-gate-successfully-placed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invesis.com\/nl\/afsluitdijk-news-enormous-flood-gate-successfully-placed\/","title":{"rendered":"Afsluitdijk news: Enormous flood gate successfully placed."},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday 8th<\/sup> March, an enormous sliding flood gate weighing 1 million kilograms was placed on the Kornwederzand\u2019s safety lock of the Afsluitdijk. The Afsluitdijk is a 32-kilometre major dam and causeway which plays an integral part in protecting the Netherlands from extreme weather and rising sea levels.<\/p>\n

The flood gate has a width of 58 meters and a height of 14 meters. Hoisting a gate of this size was no small feat and it took a powerhouse of a crane to complete the task.<\/p>\n

The Matador 3, a floating crane with the capacity to lift 1800 tons was used to successfully place the sliding flood gate. The impressive lifting operation took around 4 hours. Once fully installed, the flood gate will be driven over a threshold in the waterway, to allow large ships to pass through the Afsluitdijk to the Wadden Sea.<\/p>\n

Our consortium Levvel, compromising Invesis, BAM, Van Oord and Rebel were awarded the PPP contract to design, build, finance and maintain the Afsluitdijk in 2018.<\/p>\n

Invesis are proud to part of an extremely significant project, which will protect the Netherlands for years to come.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to our construction partners for achieving this momentous milestone!<\/p>\n

For more information on the Afsluitdijk click here: Afsluitdijk | Invesis<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch the entire operation in a 60-second timelapse video below.<\/p>\n