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Groningen decides on precast concrete bicycle tunnels

The local designation Aanpak Ring Zuid stands for a gigantic traffic project of great importance to the capital of the Province of Groningen in the Netherlands. Major volumes of traffic that previously used the 12-km long ring road south of Hoogkerk leading toward Euvelgunne will in the future be re-routed. The objectives are: improvement of traffic flow, better accessibility of the city, more greenery, and more traffic safety.

Groningen, according to a study by the Austrian Traffic Club VCÖ from 2013, is one of the most bicycle-friendly cities in Europe in terms of the volume of bicycles in...

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