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Boskalis wins tender for new road connection in Dutch-Belgian border region

Press release
Papendrecht, 1 October 2018 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis) has won the N69 New Connection tender for the construction of a new road connection linking the N69 provincial road south of Valkenswaard with the A67 motorway at Veldhoven in the south of the Netherlands near the Dutch-Belgian border. The project includes numerous new civil engineering structures as well as adaptation of the existing road network. The final award of the contract with a value of over EUR 80 million by the province of Noord-Brabant will take place in December. The execution phase of the project will start in early 2019 and last three years, followed by a 10-year maintenance period. During the execution phase, Boskalis will construct a new access road to the N69 of around 8.5 km long, reconstruct a 7.3 km stretch of the existing N69-Zuid road between the Belgian border and Valkenswaard and adapt two other connecting roads. Through this project, the province aims to improve traffic distribution, traffic safety and livability in the Dutch-Belgian border region. During execution of the work Boskalis will use biofuel to reduce CO2 emissions from its equipment. Boskalis will realize this project using the broad expertise that is present in its Dutch organization in the areas of raw materials, earthmoving, concrete technology and road construction. For further information Investor relations:
Martijn L.D. Schuttevâer
ir@boskalis.com Press:
Arno Schikker
press@boskalis.com T +31 78 6969310 Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. is a leading global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors. The company provides creative and innovative all-round solutions to infrastructural challenges in the maritime, coastal and delta regions of the world with services including the construction and maintenance of ports and waterways, land reclamation, coastal defense and riverbank protection. In addition, Boskalis also offers a wide variety of marine services and contracting for the oil and gas sector and offshore wind industry as well as salvage solutions. Furthermore, Boskalis has a number of strategic partnerships in harbor towage and terminal services (Kotug Smit Towage, Keppel Smit Towage, Saam Smit Towage and Smit Lamnalco). With a versatile fleet of more than 900 vessels and floating equipment and 10,700 employees, including associated companies, Boskalis operates in over 90 countries across six continents. This press release can also be found on our website www.boskalis.com.

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