Project description
The high speed railway line from Schiphol Airport to Antwerp. For this railway line a number of large works have to be constructed. Two of them are the crossings of the river Oude Maas and the river Dordtsche Kil which are done by immersed tunnels. The enclosed part if the tunnels are 1500 m. the sections below the rivers will be constructed with the immersed tunnel technique, with seven elements of 150 m each. The cross section comprises two tubes with one track each. The tunnel is suited for trains with a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
Scope of work
Civil and structural:
- Preliminary design and final design
- Structural calculations and drawings
- Geotechnical and geo-hydrological advisory
- Tender documents
- Cost estimates and construction planning
- Supervision on the execution of the works
Client
Project organisation HSL-Zuid
In co-operation with
Joint Venture Holland Railconsult and DHV
Type of project
Country
The Netherlands
Location
Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht
Project duration
1998-2000 Design and tender phase
Project phase
Completed
Construction cost
EUR 295.000.000,= excl. M&E works (excl. VAT)
Consultancy fee
Reference design and tender documents EUR 6.900.00,=