On Monday 17 June 2024, the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel project – the undersea road and rail tunnel linking Germany and Denmark – celebrated the inauguration of its first tunnel element. The element is the first of the 79 standard elements, all produced at the tunnel element factory in Rødbyhavn on Lolland. Its immersion in the tunnel trench under the sea is expected to take place later this year.
The Fehmarnbelt tunnel is one of Europe’s largest transport infrastructure projects to date, the construction started in June 2020 and is being co-financed by the CEF Transport programme with over EUR 1…