ViA15, Netherlands

Key Facts

35km total motorway scope

2km Pannerdensch canal bridge

2051 concession end

40% John Laing ownership interest

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ViA15 is one of the Netherlands' most strategically important transport projects. Delivered by the GelreGroen consortium — comprising John Laing (40%), HOCHTIEF (40%), Dura Vermeer (10%) and BESIX (10%) — in partnership with Rijkswaterstaat (RWS), the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.

It represents the fourth major motorway PPP that RWS, John Laing, Dura Vermeer and BESIX have financed and delivered together in the Netherlands.

The project widens the A12 motorway between Westervoort and Oud-Dijk (12km) and the A15 between Valburg and Ressen (11km), and extends the A15 by a further 12km including a landmark 2.5km bridge across the Pannerdensch Canal.

Construction is scheduled to begin in January 2026, with the new route opening to traffic at end of 2031. The concession runs until 2051.

The Netherlands' most strategically important transport project

The project completes a critical missing link in the east–west freight and passenger corridor connecting Europe's busiest port — Rotterdam — with Germany and the wider European logistics network. For decades, congestion around Arnhem and Nijmegen has constrained economic activity and quality of life; ViA15 addresses this by delivering materially faster, more reliable journeys and significantly reduced freight travel times

Sustainability and environmental leadership

ViA15 builds on the environmental ambition established by the A16 Rotterdam — the world's first energy-neutral motorway with a tunnel, also delivered by John Laing, Dura Vermeer and BESIX. The project targets Level 5 on the CO₂ Performance Ladder — the highest ambition level — covering the entire value chain.

Nature-inclusive design is embedded throughout: new ponds, fauna tunnels, amphibian passages, bat roosts, bird nesting structures and insect-friendly verges go well beyond mitigation to actively improve biodiversity and restore habitat connectivity. Solar panels on the Pannerdensch Canal bridge will generate the energy required for traffic systems, delivering energy neutrality for that structure.

At its core, it aims to alleviate long‑standing congestion in the Arnhem-Nijmegen region, improving daily mobility for residents and strengthening freight efficiency and economic performance across the Netherlands and the wider European logistics corridor.

ViA15, Netherlands

John Laing has committed a 40 per cent stake in GelreGroen, the consortium appointed to design, build, finance and maintain the ViA15 motorway PPP in the Netherlands — strengthening a vital east–west corridor linking the Port of Rotterdam with Germany and wider European markets.

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The Netherlands' most strategically important transport project

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