Road bridges Albert Canal

The Albert Canal is the most important waterway in Flanders thanks to the rapidly growing container traffic over the past decade. Vlaamse Waterweg nv is therefore investing in the further expansion of this waterway to meet the requirements of a European principal waterway. The current clearance height and width under the bridges forms a funnel neck for inland navigation.

The adjustments are therefore twofold:

• The bridges will have a clearance height of up to 9.1 metres in order to allow container ships with 4 container layers to pass through smoothly and safely. In this way, transport by inland navigation is stimulated, which benefits mobility.
• The narrowing of the canal will be removed to a passage width of 86 metres.

This major infrastructure project was divided up per bridge. SBE’s many years of expertise in the field of bridge construction, both in the design, execution and assembly phases, enabled various bridges to be designed smartly and safely positioned.