📋 Tender Overview
The provinces of Utrecht and Gelderland are using the current delay for the Rijnbrug widening project to explore the higher costs. These higher costs came to light recently during the updating of the required budget.Before the end of this year the councils of the Provincial Executive of Utrecht and Gelderland will come up with a proposal for a follow-up.Extra costThe increase in costs is mainly due to indexation of the budget made available higher risk management and to a lesser extent rising construction costs. The costs can amount to a total of 26 to 48 million euros. The point of departure for the collaboration between the two provinces is the sharing of the costs of tackling the Rhine Bridge.DelayDue to a lack of clarity about the calculation of nitrogen emissions from roads both provinces have already taken a step back. They now use that time to map out the options for economising on the project and to get a second opinion on the higher costs. They will also consult with central government again about a contribution to tackling their bridge and will look at the effects of estimated risks of cost overruns.
