As part of the renewal and expansion of the N206 Ir. G. Tjalmaweg — a key section of the RijnlandRoute project - contractor Boskalis is choosing to go green. A defining feature of the project: Platowood Spruce (Vuren) slat walls, forming the structural base for a mix of climbing plants and enhancing the visual appeal of the sunken road. When you drive along the new Tjalmaweg, you'll experience a green, natural “landscape” along the roadside.
Installation is well underway. The first Platowood slats have already been mounted by ZND Nedicom, the project partner responsible for engineering and supply.
Bart Raymann, Platowood:
“We’re incredibly proud to be part of this project. And what a project — the wall will stretch an impressive seven kilometers in total! It’s great to see a shift toward sustainable materials in civil engineering. With Platowood, we’re happy to contribute.”
Aesthetic and functional
The lamellae are mounted on a substructure made entirely of Platowood Spruce, including vertical support posts and horizontal battens. Prefabrication is done by Maas Reusel, producing modular segments of 1.20 meters wide, ranging in length from 1 to 6.5 meters. These manageable frames are then mounted in phases on-site. Besides their aesthetic appeal, the slats serve a practical role as edge and fall protection.
Mock-up
In the design phase, a mock-up of various sustainable Platowood wood types was created with ZND Nedicom. This gave valuable insight into the weathering process of the wood at that specific location — helping to optimize material selection and visual outcome.
Platowood featured on Omroep West
Curious about how these wooden slat walls function in the context of the new road?
Check out the RijnlandRoute segment by Omroep West, where you’ll get a behind-the-scenes look at the project on-site