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Netherlands to finish widening of the A1 from Amsterdam to Germany

Dutch construction company Heijmans has been awarded the final contract for the A1 motorway project between Apeldoorn and Azelo in the Netherlands. The €127 million contract will see the widening of 28km of motorway between Twello and Deventer to eight lanes and the road between Deventer-Oost and Rijssen widened to six lanes. Works is expected to start in spring 2019 for completion in the autumn 2020.
July 2, 2018 Read time: 1 min
Dutch construction company 1271 Heijmans has been awarded the final contract for the A1 motorway project between Apeldoorn and Azelo in the Netherlands.


The €127 million contract will see the widening of 28km of motorway between Twello and Deventer to eight lanes and the road between Deventer-Oost and Rijssen widened to six lanes.

Works is expected to start in spring 2019 for completion in the autumn 2020.

The A1 runs from the capital Amsterdam, near the interchange of Watergraafsmeer, with the German border near Oldenzaal and Bad Bentheim where it becomes the German Autobahn BAB 30.

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