Boskalis to reinforce Houtrib dike in the Netherlands
December 21 2016 - 2:01AM
Papendrecht, 21 December 2016
Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis)
announces that the Dutch Directorate General for Public Works and
Water Management (Rijkswaterstaat) intends to award the contract
for the reinforcement of the Houtrib dike to Boskalis and its
partner Van Oord. The contract carries a value of EUR 90 million of
which Boskalis' share amounts to EUR 45 million.
The project entails the reinforcement of the
Houtrib dike on both sides with sand and rock over a distance of 25
kilometers. The activities will be carried out in the period
2017-2020. The dike reinforcement project is part the Dutch Flood
Protection Program, an alliance of Rijkswaterstaat and all district
water boards aimed at reinforcing primary dikes in a more
innovative and robust manner.
The Houtrib dike is located between Enkhuizen and
Lelystad, the Netherlands, and protects large parts of the country
from flooding. During storms, the dike prevents water from the
IJsselmeer lake flooding into the Markermeer lake. The dike however
currently does not meet the government safety standards.
As part of the Dutch Flood Protection Program,
Boskalis is currently also working on the reinforcement of the
Wadden Sea dike on Texel, the reinforcement of the Wadden Sea dike
between the towns of Eemshaven and Delfzijl, as well as making this
dike earthquake-proof, and the reinforcement of the Markermeer
dikes between the towns of Hoorn and Durgerdam.
For further
information
Investor relations:
Martijn L.D.
Schuttevâer
ir@boskalis.com
Press:
Arno Schikker
press@boskalis.com
T +31 78 6969310
Royal
Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider
operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime
services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative
all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime,
coastal and delta regions of the world with services including the
construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land
reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition,
Boskalis offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting
for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as
salvage solutions (SMIT Salvage). Furthermore, Boskalis has a
number of strategic partnerships in harbour towage and terminal
services (KOTUG SMIT Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage
and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of 1,000 units Boskalis
operates in around 75 countries across six continents. Boskalis has
over 8,200 employees, excluding its share in
partnerships.
This press release can also be found on our
website www.boskalis.com.
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