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National replacement task for 85,000 bridges<\/span><\/p>\n Bridge campus Flevoland-Floriade is the practical environment for developing and employing innovative and circular bridges.<\/span><\/p>\n Many of the existing bridges in the Netherlands were built in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. This means that around 85,000 bridges and viaducts throughout the country are due for replacement or renovation now. It demands an enormous investment and sufficient design and construction capacity to carry this out in a relatively short timeframe (by 2040). In addition, sustainability, circularity and life cycle costs have become relevant criteria. We need innovative solutions and new forms of collaboration.<\/p>\n These 85,000 objects require about 200 million tons of scarce new materials and raw materials, with a price tag of circa \u20ac80 billion. Consideration must also be given to the associated costs of failure, amounting to \u20ac16 billion. And let us not forget that when we only use new materials in the construction and renovation of bridges and viaducts, we shall also have 200 million tons of waste. The latter is generally low in value and thus a major cost item. The occurrence of the Corona pandemic also emphasised the growing importance of being independent of imports.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”65px||||false|false” custom_margin_tablet=”0px||||false|false” custom_margin_phone=”” custom_margin_last_edited=”on|tablet” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n