Chris Dykstra graduated from Delft University (Mining) in 1979 and has been working ever since for Boskalis: as a research engineer, dredging engineer, site engineer on various projects abroad and since 1996 as senior engineer with Boskalis’ engineering company, Hydronamic. He was closely involved with the Betuwe Route (BR1/2) project from tender to construction stage, in the role of team leader for geotechnical embankment design.