Overview
- Strukton confirmed on Monday that it will finish the renovation and reopen the 1.6 km Hubertustunnel no later than 15 December 2026.
- The contractor has withdrawn the condition that completion depended on agreement to additional financial demands, a move that removed the immediate need for a kort geding.
- The municipality had prepared an urgent hearing to force completion and had threatened heavy daily penalties in court, but it called off the session once Strukton committed to the December reopening.
- The city continues to withhold payments and enforce contractual sanctions, with about €2 million in delay penalties retained and an €891,000 contractual penalty recorded against Strukton.
- The work involves replacing asphalt, more than 40 installations and systems, and adding a new fire‑resistant layer to tunnel walls, and the reopening should ease nearly 18 months of heavy traffic disruption while the municipality may still pursue further fines reported at roughly €3.9 million.