Contractors with construction cranes by the sea alert for stormy weather

Contractors with construction cranes by the sea alert for stormy weather

There are several large construction sites with towering cranes on the Oosteroever in Ostend. There is already a strong wind today but it will blow a lot harder. Wind speeds of up to 130 kilometers per hour are predicted. Since the incident with a construction crane in Nieuwpoort in 2017, regulations and controls have become stricter.

“With the current forecasts, we are of course a bit more alert,” says Kris Vannecke of Verhelst Bouwmachines.

In December 2017 there was a serious accident with a crane in Nieuwpoort. Wind speeds just over 100 kilometers per hour caused a large crane to topple. The material damage was very extensive and one person was killed.

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