Belgium
Gosselies (Charleroi)

Brussels South Charleroi Airport

Year
  • 2021
Country
Belgium
City
Gosselies (Charleroi)
Status
  • Realised
Capabilities
Client
  • SOWAER
Partners
  • Joint Venture Pierre Berger-TPF Engineering- Arcadis

Brussels South Charleroi airport extended its runway by 650m to allow long-haul flights 

The works covered by the contract concerned:

  • the extension of the existing 2,550 meter long runway of the airport  to 3,200 meters,
  • the construction of a new storm basin aimed at collecting surface runoff water from the extended runway.

This involved many operations:

  • removal and treatment of contaminated soil, 
  • soil consolidation (inclusions, gravel compacted columns, etc.), 
  • improvement of water drainage on the site, 
  • treatment, reinforcement (geotextile) and backfilling of soil of up to 7 meters thickness, 
  • construction of hydrant pits and airport roads (runway, ramps, de-icing area). 

Our mission(s)

Civil engineering services:

  • preliminary design and detailed engineering design,
  • tender file,
  • assessment of tenders,
  • execution file,
  • assistance to construction management,
  • assistance to the provisional acceptance.