Lantis, as Client for the Oosterweel Link, has awarded the contract for the construction of the Right Bank sub-project to the Tijdelijke Maatschap Rechteroever Compleet (“Temporary Partnership Right Bank Complete”), abbreviated to TM ROCO, for an amount of EUR 2,350 million excluding VAT.
TM ROCO is composed of the Belgian construction companies BAM-Contractors, BESIX, CORDEEL, DEME, DENYS, FRANKI-Construct, Jan De Nul, VAN LAERE and WILLEMEN- Infra.
The Right Bank sub-project, via the Oosterweel intersection, forms the link between the Scheldt tunnel and the R1, both in the Northern and Eastern directions.
The R1 will also be constructed completely in a cutting and partly covered, so the Merksem viaduct will disappear and the urban landscape will undergo an extensive metamorphosis into a contemporary green and socially sustainable environment.
To achieve all this in as short a time as possible, it is necessary to build a temporary new R1 to the East of the existing R1.
The Right Bank sub-project is of a size and complexity never seen before in Flanders.