BESIX-MTH awards Nordhavn work to Bravida

Bravida Denmark, on behalf of the BESIX-MTH joint venture, will install plumbing, electricity, ventilation, road lighting and light signals for Copenhagen’s Nordhavn Tunnel.
By David Arminas February 5, 2024 Read time: 2 mins
Preparation work started last May on the 1.4km-long Nordhavn Tunnel which will be an extension of a 620m-long cut-and-cover tunnel that is part of the Nordhavnsvej project (image courtesy the Danish Road Directorate, Vejdirektoratet)

The BESIX-MTH joint venture has appointed Bravida Denmark for installation work on the Nordhavn Tunnel project in Copenhagen.

The project, worth more €26.7 million, includes a new stage from Svanemøllen to Nordhavn. Design and planning work is already underway, with production set to start in 2024 and expected completion in summer 2027.

Bravida's work includes installation of plumbing, electricity, ventilation, road lighting and light signals, said Nikolaj Bøhmer Jensen, a regional director at Bravida Denmark.

Bravida is a subcontractor to the joint-venture partnership BESIX-MTH and has worked in close collaboration since the project’s start, noted Michael Benedict Thulstrup, deputy project director at BESIX-MTH. The joint venture also is working closely with one of Denmark’s largest infrastructure contractors, MT Højgaard Danmark and together have worked on Stockholm’s E4 tunnel.

The Nordhavn Tunnel will offer more direct access to the urban development areas in both outer and inner Nordhavn. It will also improve access to harbour activities in the area and divert a significant portion of heavy traffic from Østerbro's road network.

Vejdirektoratet, the Danish Road Directorate, in collaboration with the city of Copenhagen and By & Havn, is overseeing the construction of the Nordhavn Tunnel. By & Havn is tasked with developing Ørestad and the port of Copenhagen  and runs the daily operations of the port through its subsidiary, Copenhagen Malmö Port.

Preparation work started last May on the 1.4km-long Nordhavn Tunnel which will be an extension of a 620m-long cut-and-cover tunnel that is part of the Nordhavnsvej project.

The Nordhavnsvej – or Northern Harbour Link - is a 3km-long four-lane two-tube bypass being built between Nordhavn and Helsingørmotorvejen (Elsinore Highway) in northern Copenhagen, Denmark. At €$323 million, the project was Copenhagen’s largest road infrastructure project in the past 50 years. The road runs through the heavily populated downtown district and improves the connection between the Helsingør motorway and the northern port area of the capital city.

Nordhavnsvej Consortium comprised E Pihl & Søn and Ed. Züblin is responsible for the construction and operation of the project, and includes five-year maintenance of the tunnel. Formwork design and installation was done by PERI Group.

Ramboll was the client’s general consultant responsible for all phases of the project, from planning, preliminary design and environmental impact assessment to tender design and supervision.

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