Het ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat eist een schadevergoeding van het consortium dat de viaducten op de hogesnelheidslijn (HSL)
Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure demands compensation from Public-Private Partnership Infraspeed for the defects on the bridges along the HSL-South. Severe cracks were detected in the high speed railway bridges only a few years after being in service, forcing trains to go much slower passing over them (80km/h instead of 300km/h they are rated for) causing lots of delays and time tabling issues.
The costs for reconstruction of the bridges are estimated at half a billion euros and will take multiple years, which the Dutch Government is demanding to be paid by the consortium that caused the construction issues in the first place, Infraspeed (made up of BAM and Siemens Mobility, financed by banks).
