September start for Kiel Canal lock project

摘要

Construction of the badly needed fifth lock in Brunsbuettel on the Kiel Canal is expected to start in earnest in September after Berlin Government approval was given for costs totalling €485m. Gesa Voelkl, head of the federal waterways and shipping office (WSA) in Brunsbuettel said the main contract worth € 411.8m had gone to a consortium grouping three subsidiaries of Holland's Royal BAM, one of Europe's biggest construction companies. They are Hamburg-based Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau, Wayss & Freytag Spezialtiefbau in Duesseldorf and BAM Civiel in Gouda, Netherlands. Many other subcontractors, predominantly German, are also expected to be involved in the work.