The project was part of the Belgian capital’s regional train network expansion and the job provided several challenges for the firm. Although the bridge was over 100 years old and built of bricks, the customer did not want any gravel or pieces of brick to fall onto the rail tracks. This meant cutting the bridge whilst it was still hanging over the tracks wouldn’t be possible.

Aertssen’s solution was to saw the bridge with a diamond band saw in five major parts, making a slot alongside the tracks into a kind of trough. The five pieces were then lifted one by one and placed into the trough. The firm then dug out the debris from the trough with excavators.

Another issue was that there were no slinging lugs on the major bridge parts. The solution devised by Aertssen was to make a beam by moulding concrete on top of the bridge parts. This part was then attached to the concrete beam by "glueing" them together. A Terex-Demag CC2800 was used on the job with a SSL, 42m main boom, 160T ballast configuration, as well as a Grove GMK 6300L.