W&F Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Denmark

Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Denmark

Germany

Fehmarnbelt Tunnel Denmark

Germany

Technical specifications

Scope of works:

The 18 km long Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will connect the Danish island Lolland with the German island Fehmarn (SchleswigHolstein) and will be the world‘s longest immersed tunnel for road and rail.
It will comprise a four lane motorway and two electrified rail tracks.
Construction of an 18 km long immersed tunnel, construction of the tunnel factory that will produce prefabricated tunnel elements, construction of the tunnel portals, toll stations, bridges and ramps.
Tunnel elements: 79 individual elements, each 217 metres long, weight 73,000 tonnes, 10 special elements with a lower floor for the use of the tunnel operation and maintenance equipment.

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

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Utilisation

Infrastructure

Type

Underwater road and railway tunnel

Length

18 km

Construction Method

immersed tunnel

Images: Femern A/S

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