OVT Terminal Utrecht

The project's biggest challenge was keeping the train station and the shopping facilities operational at all times, keeping in mind that more than 230,000 commuters use the terminal on a daily basis. Planning had to be adjusted to foresee all these issues, but together with the client ProRail, the team found the perfect workflow. The new terminal is expected to add another 75,000 passengers to the amount of daily commuters in the next ten years.

Why we were the right choice for this extensive project? The answer is manifold: our experience with track works, environmental management and our way of dealing with passengers during the construction and renovation works, conducting fitting and lifting operations with limited space and our intense work preparation for jobs that could only be carried out at night or on weekends. This extensive know-how, creativity and inventiveness in difficult situations were key factors to keep all stakeholders happy.

The works included various demolition activities, execution of railway tracks, modifications to the existing station’s shell concrete structure and the building of a brand new station, including shopping spaces, an access road and part of the Katreinetoren to create space for the new station and ancillary buildings. BESIX supplied and installed escalators, lifts and façade maintenance equipment.

A brand new bicycle park with 4,500 storage slots completed the picture. BESIX cooperated with Franki Grondtechnieken, using its expertise for the pile driving works to build the covered bicycle storage facilities. For this, the company used screwed tube piles with grout injection.