Reconstruction of De Nieuwe Meer junction

Waar?

The large-scale reconstruction of the De Nieuwe Meer junction is part of the regeneration of the A10 Zuid. In order to improve safety and traffic flow on the road, through-traffic will be separated from local traffic. This will have far-reaching consequences for the De Nieuwe Meer junction.

Work on viaducts

On the A10 Zuid between the Amstel and the De Nieuwe Meer junctions, the number of lanes is being increased from four to six in each direction: four for through-traffic and two for local traffic. To make this possible, we are refurbishing the 14 existing viaducts at and around the De Nieuwe Meer junction and building a completely new flyover that will connect the A4 with the A10 Zuid. We will be using noise-dampening asphalt and installing noise barriers.

Schinkelbrug

The Schinkelbrug currently consists of five movable bridges: two for the motorway, two for the railway and one for the metro. The most southerly and oldest bridge is being demolished and replaced by two new bridges. We are also building two additional bridges for traffic heading for Amsterdam: one on the north side and one the south side of the existing Schinkelbrug. There will be a cycle path across the Nieuwe Meer on the new southern bridge.

Take a 360° tour of the former Schinkelbrug operating tower

Relocation of S108

The project will also include the relocation of the northern S108. This is in order to create space for the future construction of the motorway tunnel. Traffic from Amstelveenseweg heading in the direction of Schiphol/Rotterdam will travel past the Tripolis Park building in order to reach the A10. Next to Amstelveenseweg, we are widening the viaduct and creating a so-called ‘double diamond’ junction, briefly guiding traffic to the other half of the road. This will mean that road users will have to deal with only one set of traffic lights rather than two at the connection to the motorway. This is relatively new for the Netherlands. Similar ‘double diamond’ junctions can be found on the A44/N206 and the A9 close to the centre of Amstelveen.

Schedule

The contract for this project was awarded in November 2022 to the TriAX construction consortium (Dura Vermeer, Heijmans and BESIX). The first phase of the reconstruction of the junction started in 2023 and involved preparatory work, such as a soil survey, the setting up of construction sites and relocation of cables and pipelines. Work on the project started in 2024.