Renovation cycle path Sint-Oedenrode

Over het project

Client: Municipality of Meijerijstad
Implementation period: September 2021

Cause bad asphalt bike path

The current bike path is now about five years old and suffered serious damage from the tree roots of the poplars already felled in the spring of 2020. For example, the asphalt was already pushed up by poplars after two years and it had to be repaired regularly ever since. The cause of this problem is most likely that when the trees were dug up, the stumps and roots of the poplars were not removed, they can sprout again. That is why it is necessary to replace the cycle path.

Construction team

To solve this problem, it was decided last year to set up a construction team. A construction team coordinates the entire project from design to aftercare. Because the client, contractor and engineering firm work together from the start, the contractor's implementation knowledge is used during the design phase and jointly looks at an implementation-oriented design.

The municipality of Meierijstad asked us to think along with the construction team at the end of 2020. In the research phase with the construction team, it also emerged that not only the poplars, but also the adjacent reeds caused problems with the asphalt, for example, the reeds grew between the top layer and the bottom layer of the asphalt, causing the asphalt to become loose.

Solution

Various solutions were discussed with the construction team, and it was ultimately decided to replace the asphalt with concrete. The advantage of concrete is that it is many times stronger than asphalt and roots and reeds have little or no chance to grow through it. In addition, concrete has a longer lifespan and is maintenance-friendly. Co-2 reduced concrete DO 2.0 is also used.

Need advice? Please contact Bart Couwenberg: b.couwenberg@denoudengroep.com