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What do Stone Age hunters, badgers, the boxelder bat and the highway on the narrowest stretch of the Netherlands have in common? They all come together on the A2 between the junctions Het Vonderen and Kerensheide. On this 18-kilometer stretch, Rijkswaterstaat is working on structural widening. There will be an extra lane and a full-fledged emergency lane in both directions. The intervention is necessary to improve traffic flow, accessibility and road safety on one of the busiest highways in Limburg. Environmental manager Eric Eussen brings us up to date.
The widening of the A2 between the Het Vonderen and Kerensheide interchanges to 2x3 lanes plus emergency lane was awarded to Boskalis by the Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management in August 2023. In the call for tenders with a strong EMVI component, the vision on traffic disruption and attention to the livability of the surroundings during both the construction and usage phases proved decisive. In other words, smart phasing and maximum performance. This winning strategy was expressed on a large scale for the first time in 2025 during the WeekendBreek: a historic closing weekend of the A2 in Limburg, in which months of preparation came together in 56 hours of intensive work.
For a new episode of GWW Construction Mat On Wheels, we are visiting Ritchie Bros, which is hosting a viewing day today for potential buyers and bidders of machinery. I am welcomed by Robert Groeneweg, Regional Sales Manager Benelux at Ritchie Bros. He tells me that the company is originally Canadian and operates worldwide in the sale of used industrial machinery, such as excavators, [...]
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