In the picture: a busy May holiday period for Zuidasdok

Beneath the A10 Zuid and the train and metro tracks, west of Amsterdam RAI station, we are building a new bicycle and pedestrian tunnel: the Vivaldipassage. In mid-April, we constructed the foundations for the roof of the tunnel beneath two of the four railway tracks (the southern pair). At the end of April and beginning of May, work continued beneath the northern pair of tracks. Soon, we will slide the roof of the passage into position.

On both sides of the existing station passageway, we removed three railway tracks and part of a platform, meaning trains were temporarily unable to run. This allowed us to install retaining walls for the excavation pit in which we will later renovate the current Minervapassage, once the new Brittenpassage has opened. One of the logistical access routes for these works starts slightly further along at a construction entrance on Beethovenstraat, where we also installed retaining walls.

At the new Brittenpassage, we have now clearly entered the finishing phase. Works included the installation of the natural stone floor, passageway ceilings, façades for the commercial units and extensive technical installations – all focused on opening the passageway no later than 2027.

For the widening of the A10 Zuid, we are constructing a new viaduct that will eventually carry traffic from the A4 to the A10 Zuid. This required four days and three nights of piling works. Along the Jaagpad (near the Schinkelbrug), we installed sheet piles. During the night of Friday, 1 May, following a seven-day journey by water, we lifted a new bridge deck into place at the Schinkelbrug.