Overview
- Sund & Bælt CEO Mikkel Hemmingsen said the immersion of tunnel elements is two years behind schedule and it is unclear if time can be recovered, shifting the target from 2029 to 2031.
- The 18-kilometer road-and-rail link between Germany’s Fehmarn and Denmark’s Lolland is intended to sharply cut travel times, including Hamburg–Copenhagen to about 2.5 hours.
- Germany also anticipates its hinterland connection finishing after 2029, with the Fehmarnsund replacement tunnel estimate raised to €2.306 billion from €714 million amid construction cost pressures.
- A toll will be charged to use the tunnel, with the Danish Transport Ministry to set the price shortly before opening.
- Regional officials expect economic gains from faster links to Scandinavia, with leaders highlighting the project as a major driver for Schleswig-Holstein.