Technical data
Project description
The 18 km long Fehmarnbelt tunnel will connect the Danish island of Lolland with the German island of Fehmarn (Schleswig-Holstein). It will be the world's longest immersed tunnel for combined rail and road transport.
- Construction of the 18 km long underwater tunnel
- Construction of the tunnel factory where the tunnel elements are manufactured
- Construction of the tunnel portals, toll stations, bridges and ramps
- The tunnel will consist of a four-lane motorway and a double-track, electrified railway line
- Tunnel elements: 79 individual elements, each 217 m long and weighing 73,000 tonnes
- 10 special elements with a basement containing facilities for the operation and maintenance of the tunnel
Construction method
- Immersed tunnel
General data
Project
Fehmarnbelt Tunnel
Client
Femern A/S
Contractor
Femern Link Contractors (FLC) with partners VINCI Construction Grands Projets, Per Aarsleff, Royal BAM Group, Wayss & Freytag Ingenieurbau AG, Solétanche-Bachy International, CFE and Max Bögl Stiftung & Co.
Construction period
2021 to 2029
© Picture credits Femern A/S
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