General Information
Project Type
| Construction method: |
Immersed tube method |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
| Structure: |
Immersed tube tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Terneuzen, Zeeland, Netherlands Nieuwdorp, Zeeland, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Address: | N62 |
| Underneath of: |
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| Coordinates: | 51° 22' 27" N 3° 47' 55" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 2 x 6.6 km | |
| interior tunnel diameter | 10.10 m | |
| depth | max. 60.5 m |
Quantities
| concrete volume | 197 000 m³ | |
| volume of extracted material | 1 330 000 m³ |
Cost
| cost of construction | Euro 550 000 000 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 14 March 2003 | Opened to traffic. |
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Notes
Cross passages are spaced at 250 meter intervals.
Participants
Owner
Design
Co-contractor
- Franki Construct
- Heijmans N.V.
- Koninklijke BAM NBM nv
- Philipp Holzmann AG
- TBI Beton- en Waterbouw Voormolen B.V.
- Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG
Subcontractor
Relevant Web Sites
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Relevant Publications
- (2012): Mechanised Shield Tunnelling. 2nd edition, Wilhelm Ernst & Sohn Verlag für Architektur und technische Wissenschaften GmbH, Berlin (Germany), ISBN 978-3-433-02995-4, pp. 237.
- (2003): Sotto la Westerschelde… l'olandese (al) volante. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 7, n. 38 (March 2003), pp. 60.
- (2003): The Westerschelde Tunnel. Approaching Limits. A.A. Balkema Publishers, Rotterdam (Netherlands).
- The Westerschelde Tunnel – using a sensor-based system for durability monitoring of the tunnel lining. In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, v. 19, n. 4-5 (July 2004), pp. 325.
- (1999): The Westerschelde tunnel: Connecting function, financing and safety aspects. In: Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, v. 14, n. 2 (April 1999), pp. 161-169.
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20001778 - Published on:
19/08/2001 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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