New recreational coastal areas
Land reclamations will be carried out using dredged material from the tunnel trench. Altogether approx. 15 million m3 will be dredged from the tunnel trench and approx. 4 million m3 from the production site at Rødbyhavn. Most of the material is expected to be deposited off Lolland’s southern coast.
On the two artificial peninsulas, the tunnel will be constructed as a so-called cut-and-cover tunnel, i.e. in an open excavation. Because the immersion of the tunnel elements requires a certain water depth, the land reclamations’ outer dikes will mark out the limit between the cut-and-cover tunnel and the immersed tunnel.
The Fehmarn coast
The peninsula on Fehmarn’s northern coast will serve as an abutment for the tunnel and will help make the impact on the existing German coastal section as unobtrusive as possible. The reclaimed area will amount to approx. 150,000 m2 in total.
According to the plan, the proposed reclaimed area will not extend further than the existing ferry port at Puttgarden.
The reclaimed area is planned as an extension to the existing terrain with the natural hill forming a plateau behind a new coastal protection dike. The design of the dike will encompass a new beach close to the built-up area at Marienleuchte.
The reclaimed area behind the dike will be laid out as a closed area with pastureland.
Lolland’s coast
Two reclaimed areas will be established at Lolland on each side of the existing ferry port at Rødbyhavn. These will extend no further than the port’s existing jetty and cover an area of approx. 3,000,000 m2, corresponding to 3 km2 or 300 hectares.
The dike along the existing coastline will remain largely unchanged and continue to provide flood protection for the hinterland. A new dike will protect the reclaimed areas towards the sea. At the eastern end of the reclaimed area, the dike will rise to a level of at least 7 m.
Two new beaches will be established within the reclaimed areas as will a natural lagoon with two openings towards the Fehmarnbelt. These openings will be designed to curb the impact of waves within the lagoon and ensure adequate water exchange.
Ultimately the reclaimed land will comprise three types of landscape: recreational areas, wet areas and pasture, each with their own characteristics and uses. These areas can be expanded or reduced in size (as can the levels) in order to provide the best possible conditions for recreation and animal life.
