CASE STUDY

Ensuring a good traffic flow in and around Zuidas; before, during and after the construction

Building a tunnel at a mere five metre distance from the front of luxurious office complexes and law firm offices. Renovating a railway station while commuters can continue travelling by train every day. Everything in the domain of Infra coincides in the Zuidasdok project – road, railway, tunnel, bridge – and all this within the format of a postage stamp. A complex environment in which ICT Group is playing an important role.

Zuidas is one of the most important international

knowledge and business center in The Netherlands. Close

proximity to Schiphol Airport, the inner city of Amsterdam,

and easy access by car and public transport make the

Zuidas into the ideal business location for both national

and international companies. In addition to the many

businesses, Zuidas also is a area to live and more and

more homes are added. However, the rapid development

of the area also has a downside. The capacity of the A10

Southern ring road is no longer sufficient, and this has

resulted in traffic jams that occur on a daily basis. What’s

more, the number of travellers who make use of the

Amsterdam-Zuid railway station is growing at an explosive

rate, from a current daily number of 80,000 travellers to

an expected daily number of 230,000 in 2030. In order

to keep guaranteeing the reachability of the Zuidas in

CASESTUDY ZUIDASDOK

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“Zuidasdok is the most prestigious project in the domain of infra in The Netherlands, right in the heart of an area where people come for work, travel and recreation. This makes the project so complex and interesting.” Ynze Goinga, Consultant Asset Management NedMobiel (part of ICT Group)

the future, the A10 Southern ring road will be expanded

from four to six lanes in each direction. Underground,

thus creating space for green, peace and silence above

ground. In addition, the railway station will be completely

renovated, and will function as a high-end public transport

terminal, a place where train, tram, bus, taxi and bicycle

converge.

Sufficient challengeA complex project such as the Zuidasdok requires

advanced ICT expertise during each phase and in every

department. For instance, during the construction of

the tunnel, where software engineers ensure that the

various technical installations of the tunnel and traffic can

communicate. They are interconnecting the installations

by means of software to make them perform the

functionalities for which they have been programmed. The safety in the tunnel must be guaranteed at all times

and under all conditions. ICT is also an important factor at

the Schinkelbrug. This bridge is operated from a distance

of a couple of kilometres. Cameras, control, signalling …

everything must be seamlessly aligned.

LogisticsThe role of ICT Group is also of crucial importance during

the preparation phase. Software engineers are developing

software to make processes more transparent and to speed up

their flow. For instance in managing the flow of construction

traffic. During the construction phase, a truck with building

materials enters the traffic flow every single minute. This

increase in the number of road users will irrevocably cause

traffic congestion. A mathematical model that is based on

the construction plans can calculate how much construction

traffic will be using the roads in five years from now. This was

the reason for choosing to construct separate roads for the

construction traffic, with the goal of relieving the motorways.

Unobstructed workConstruction activities in the midst of offices and houses, in a

location to which large numbers of commuters are travelling

every day. The promise that was made, is that the environment

is taken into account and various measures are taken to limit

building nuisance as much as possible. This involves informing,

communicating, and leading the people involved through the

entire process. Perhaps technologies such as VR-glasses can

contribute. And yes, of course, the factor of ICT will also be

playing a role in these aspects.