GROUND CONTROL

Van Oord and HITEC Road to use MIP method for dyke reinforcement

The Netherlands is working on the largest dyke reinforcement operation ever since the Delta Works: the Flood Protection Programme (HWBP). More than 1500km of dykes will be reinforced over the next 30 years with high ambitions for sustainability and innovation.

 A milling cutter from HITEC Road will be used during the programme of dyke reinforcement in the Netherlands where the mixed-in-place method will be used to stabilise the waterways

A milling cutter from HITEC Road will be used during the programme of dyke reinforcement in the Netherlands where the mixed-in-place method will be used to stabilise the waterways

To meet the challenge, market players and water boards will have to cooperate. Project Strong Lek Dyke made it possible to investigate the mixed-in-place (MIP) method and now Van Oord and HITEC Road have...

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