Clients & case studies

The 572 meter long tunnel connects the city of Antwerp with Linkeroever (the left bank) and is equipped with an elevator and 4 authentic wooden escalators on both sides. The monitoring and control of the tunnel takes place both locally and remotely and was automated by Agidens Infra Automation in 2002. In 2009, the drive of the escalators was renewed followed by a complete renovation of the escalators’ frequency drive in 2018.

The Ghent-Terneuzen Canal connects Ghent to the Westerschelde, a direct connection to the North Sea. The canal is vital to the economy of Ghent. In 2008 the electromechanical equipment of the bridge was more than 20 years old, some parts more than 40 years old. The age of the equipment contributed to more and more defects. Given the importance of the bridge for shipping and the road, it was essential that the bridge operated reliably.

The current Vredesbrug is just above the water and needs to be opened every time a vessel passes. Waterwegen & Zeekanaal (WenZ) decided to renovate the bridge because the installation no longer met the safety requirements and the movement had to become faster and more reliable.

The Scheepsdale Bridge in Bruges is part of the N9 and spans the Bruges- Ostend canal. In 2007 the Flemish Region decided to completely replace the outdated swing bridge with a new bridge with an entirely new control mechanism. The bridge was demolished in 2009 and replaced by a new one over the period from 2009 to 2011.

Infrabel decided to replace the original with a new model, bringing it in line with modern technological standards. This was necessary, not only for smoother traffic flow in the South Port area of Ghent, but also to increase the train speed limit from 40 to 80 kph. In addition, Infrabel wanted to modernize the bridge, making it faster and more efficient, to increase its reliability and to make it more accessible for road traffic, pedestrians and cyclists.

The Princess Beatrix lock complex has been the largest monumental inland waterway lock in the Netherlands since its opening in 1938. The Sas van Vreeswijk consortium (Besix, Jan De Nul and Heijmans) became responsible for the design, realization, financing and maintenance of the Beatrix lock. As a subcontractor, Agidens carried out the entire system integration for the operation, control and monitoring and is also responsible for the 27-year maintenance period (together with Martens & Van Oord).