Fugro will work on a three-year contract on the widening of the A9 highway in the Netherlands. The firm’s contract covers geotechnical and design work for the A9 highway upgrade and expansion project.
In addition to geotechnical ground investigation work, Fugro will provide geotechnical design for all civil structures. This includes ground-retaining walls and earthworks for widening the highway. The scope of work includes 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 is for the widening of 10km of existing highway between the Holendrecht and Badhoevedorp junctions. It includes a deep cutting nearly 2km 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.
The ground investigation itself will comprise more than 1,500 cone penetration tests, 90 deep soil borings, 150 hand auger borings, and laboratory tests on selected samples. Fugro will compile these acquired Geo-data and other deliverables into a single integrated geographic information system (GIS) for streamlined project management and analysis.
