View this article on NOS.nl … Friday 12 Sep 2014
Tonight is the first part of the new Botlekbrug on the Oude Maas transported to the place where the old Botlekbrug state. The bridge part is there tonight mounted on his pillar.
It was exciting or the colossus could sail. Opened by the old bridge It was on both sides but 60 centimeters slack, but the transport went smoothly.
The new bridge in the A15 to the Maasvlakte is one of the biggest lifts in Europe. It consists of two steel bridge decks that are made in Germany. All 240 units have been on the road to Schiedam and there put together. From there, everything goes by ship to the construction site of the new bridge.
The vertical clearance is greater so the Botlekbrug reducing the need to open. The highest point is 65 meters. Shipping traffic also can pass the bridge from both sides at once, which is impossible. The current bridge
For the road there are advantages: the bridge gets more lanes so the risk of congestion will decrease
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