An important part of the A16 Rotterdam project is the construction of the 2,235-meter-long Rottemer Tunnel. The structure, when completed semi-underground in the Lage Bergse Bos, will be equipped with a middle tunnel channel that will allow users to exit the tunnel quickly and safely in the event of an emergency.
Berto van der Vis, owner of eponymous earth-moving company BC van der Vis, is in charge of Section North of the Juliana Canal. This work section poses an extra challenge given the enormous amount of contaminated silt. Berto: "It is constantly puzzling with the planning and equipment needed." Since mid-August last year, more than a hundred machines have been working daily on the [...]
You don't have to tell Herman Daelman anything about explosives. "I am also the one who pushes the button when the time comes," says the director of the Belgian company Wolf-Expert. Wolf specializes in working with explosives and in sawing operations, both above and underwater.
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