Victory Boogie Woogie tunnel
Major Projects & Maintenance
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Expert Team
Major Projects & Maintenance
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Client
municipality of The Hague
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Status
completed
Between 2016 and 2021, the Rotterdamsebaan was constructed: a new tunnel route with a total length of 4 kilometres, connecting the A4/A13 motorways with The Hague city ring road. As a result, The Hague and the surrounding region remain easily accessible now and in the future. Part of the Rotterdamsebaan is the 1,860-metre-long Victory Boogie Woogie Tunnel, one of the most sustainable bored tunnels in Europe.
The preparation and realisation of the Rotterdamsebaan project was carried out on behalf of the Municipality of The Hague by a specially established project organisation. Duet’s lawyers advised the Rotterdamsebaan project organisation from the very outset. During the preparation phase, they advised, among other things, on the optimal procurement and contracting strategy, which ultimately resulted in a procurement based on a competitive dialogue and a Design, Build & Maintain (DBM) contract based on UAV-GC 2005.
During the realisation phase, Duet’s lawyers were regularly present on site in the project organisation’s construction cabin. As permanent members of the project team, they advised on the assessment of changes and (potential) disputes. The project was completed successfully and within budget. After obtaining the opening permit, the road has been open to traffic since February 2021.
Getting to the heart of the matter quickly
“The men and women of Duet Advocaten now know almost as much about tunnel boring as I do myself. They have been involved in major infrastructure projects for so long that you hardly need to explain anything to them. They get to the heart of the matter quickly and provide advice based on experience and expertise. As project director, I was looking for maximum comfort across all disciplines that come together in my role. When it comes to the legal domain, that is well taken care of with the lawyers of Duet.”
Paul Janssen, at the time Project Director Rotterdamsebaan and previously Project Director of, among others, the bored tunnels of the North/South Line, Hubertus Tunnel and Pannerdensch Canal.
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