John Laing expands portfolio of greenfield PPP road projects in Europe

John Laing has reached financial close for forty percent equity interest in GelreGroen - the consortium for the ViA15 Public-Private Partnership (PPP).

GelreGroen will be responsible for the upgrade and construction of Via15 motorway through a Design, Build, Finance & Maintain (DBFM) contract with the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management – Rijkswaterstaat (RWS).

ViA15 will be a vital accessibility route strengthening the connection between the port of Rotterdam and Germany and improving local traffic flow. This will also be the fourth motorway project in the Netherlands for John Laing in partnership with RWS that includes availability-based PPPs – the A15, A16 and A6 – all of which are designed to improve traffic flow, reduce carbon emissions in construction and minimise in operations, and introduces new approaches to motorway procurement, construction, operations and management.

Building on John Laing’s track record in Global transport PPPs, this transaction scales our current greenfield road portfolio in Europe that includes:

• A16 motorway that opened in September, which is the world’s first energy-neutral motorway with a tunnel
• Rv555 the largest PPP in Norway to date procured by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) that is in mid stage construction

Key information about ViA15 

The project includes the widening of the A15 motorway between Valburg and Ressen (11km) and the A12 motorway between Westervoort and Oud-Dijk (12km), and the greenfield extension of the A15 (12 km) including the construction of a 2.5km bridge across the Pannerdensch Canal, as well as maintaining all these sections.

Construction is scheduled to start in January 2026.

In addition to the planning and construction, the contract provides financing, operation and maintenance of the motorways until 2051.

GelreGroen is a consortium of Dura Vermeer, BESIX, HOCHTIEF, Van Oord and John Laing.

The consortium is responsible for the design, construction, financing and 20-year maintenance of the project.

The name “GelreGroen” refers to a “nature inclusive design” in which “Groen” stands for sustainability and environmental protection. This is reflected, for example, in the efficient use and reuse of materials and construction methods.