Fugro wins contract for A9 motorway widening in the Netherlands

Fugro has been awarded a 3-year contract for an extensive geotechnical campaign and subsequent design work as part of the A9 motorway upgrade and expansion project in the Netherlands. In addition to the geotechnical ground investigation, Fugro will provide geotechnical design of all civil structures, including ground-retaining walls and earthworks for widening the motorway. The scope of work also covers preparation of a 3D ground model, which will facilitate more efficient scenario analysis and integration with the project’s building information model (BIM). The A9 project involves the widening of 10 km of existing motorway between the Holendrecht and Badhoevedorp junctions, including a deep cut (open tunnel) nearly 2 km long. This section of the A9 passes through a densely populated area between Schiphol and Amsterdam, which presents additional challenges for the acquisition of Geo-data along this busy stretch of road.
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