Van Oord reaches milestone in Afsluitdijk project

A milestone worth celebrating has been reached in the Afsluitdijk project in the Netherlands, Van Oord announced today.

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Levvel-blocs, another name for the innovative XblocPlus blocks, are concrete armour units developed especially for the Afsluitdijk to raise and reinforce the dike.

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