Boskalis purchases two major dike reinforcement projects to protect against flooding
Royal Boskalis Westminster NV has acquired two major dike reinforcement projects in the Netherlands, called the IJsseldijk Zwolle-Olst project and the Krachtige IJsseldijken Krimpenerwaard.
The projects are part of the national Flood Protection Programme, in which the Government and regional Water Boards work together to protect the Netherlands against flooding. Based on current estimates, the combined contract value for Boskalis amounts to approximately EUR 200 million.
Boskalis will reinforce the IJssel dike over a distance of almost thirty kilometres between Zwolle and Olst on behalf of the Drents Overijsselse Delta Water Board. The dike protects the residents of the Salland region against flooding from the river IJssel and the IJsselmeer lake.
Boskalis will also strengthen the IJssel dike at Krimpenerwaard over a distance of ten kilometres on behalf of the Schieland and Krimpenerwaard Water Board. The dike must provide protection against high water and flooding of the Hollandsche IJssel river and protects more than 200,000 residents and the economic value of the hinterland. This project will be carried out in joint venture with van Hattum en Blankevoort.
Both projects have a plan development phase and an execution phase resulting in a total project duration up to 2026. In addition to these projects, Boskalis is actively involved in the national Flood Protection Programme and is currently working with partners to strengthen the Markermeer dikes and has recently completed the reinforcements of the Houtrib dike and the Wadden Sea dike between Eemshaven and Delfzijl.
For more information visit boskalis.com
5th August 2020
