A-Lanes A15 Maasvlakte-Vaanplein, the Netherlands
The Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management of the Netherlands Rijkswaterstaat has awarded A-Lanes A15 – a joint venture between STRABAG AG, Ballast Nedam, John Laing and Strukton – for the construction of the public-private partnership (PPP) project A15 Maasvlakte-Vaanplein (MaVa). The project comprises design, construction, financing and maintenance of the capacity expansion for motorway A15. John Laing participates for 28 % as shareholder in A-Lanes A15. Ballast Nedam, STRABAG and Strukton participate for 24 % each as shareholders in A-Lanes A15 and all three have a stake of one third in the design, build and maintenance phases.The contract has a term of 25 years and represents a total project value of approx. € 1.5 billion. The project involves the capacity expansion and management of approx. 37 km of motorway A15 between the outer port Maasvlakte and the Vaanplein junction, including the construction of traffic lanes, a new movable bridge and viaducts. The construction work on the track will start mid-2011 and is expected to be completed before end of 2015.
The A15 is a major arterial road between the expanding port and industrial area of Rotterdam and the European hinterland. The A15 MaVa project is the single largest infrastructure project that was ever awarded by The Dutch Directorate-General for Public Works and Water Management.
Contract value: € 1,500 million
Share construction: 33.3 %
Share concession: 24 %
Client: Rijkswaterstaat
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment,
The Netherlands
Construction period: April 2011–April 2015