That Verhelst Constructions does not shy away from any challenge is proven by this project: transforming the intersection on the Natiënlaan (N49) with the Kalvekeetdijk in Knokke-Heist into a roundabout. For the bicycle and footpaths, which run separately from the car traffic via an underground square, the necessary access ramps and stairs are also provided.
Because the construction site is on a busy access road and in a densely populated area, less than 4 weeks per phase is scheduled for the road construction. No small feat given the scale of the work: excavating (and removing) 18,000 m3 of soil, laying sewer systems, and applying 16,000 m3 of asphalt. The first half of the roundabout (with roadworks) has meanwhile been completed. We are therefore halfway.
