The size and complexity of the Right Bank subproject is unprecedented in Flanders. It will be the largest construction site in the country, right through a highly urbanised area with busy traffic arteries.
On the right bank, the R1 will have a lower alignment and be partly covered, so that the Merksem viaduct will disappear and the urban landscape will undergo a thorough transformation. Antwerp will get a contemporary green and social friendly environment.
In order to achieve all this in the shortest possible time, it is necessary to temporarily build a new R1 east of the existing R1.
The Right bank subproject was captured in a new type of contract, New Engineering Contract 4 (NEC4). This Anglo-Saxon contract form has already been used for large and complex infrastructure projects for 20 years, but now it is used in the Belgian construction sector for the first time.
An NEC4-contract changes the traditional relationship between client and contractor. No more counterparties, this is a very operational form of cooperation based on openness, cooperation and trust between Lantis and TM ROCO.