HSL-Zuid tunnels Oude Maas & Dordtsche Kil: reference design
The high speed railway line from Schiphol Airport to Antwerp. For this railway line a number of large works have to be constructed. Two of them are the crossings of the river Oude Maas and the river Dordtsche Kil which are done by immersed tunnels.
Project description
The enclosed part of the tunnels are 1500 m. The sections below the rivers will be constructed with the immersed tunnel technique, with seven elements of 150 m each. The cross section comprises two tubes with one track each. The tunnel is suited for trains with a maximum speed of 300 km/h.
Scope of work
Civil and structural:
- Preliminary design and final design.
- Structural calculations and drawings.
- Geotechnical and geo-hydrological advisory.
- Tender documents.
- Cost estimates and construction planning.
- Supervision on the execution of the works.
Project facts HSL Zuid Reference Design
- Client
- Project organisation HSL-Zuid
- Location
- Zwijndrecht and Dordrecht
- Project duraction
- 1998 - 2000 Design and tender phase
- Country
- The Netherlands
