The countdown has begun. In nine years’ time the fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt must be ready. Experienced planners and engineers in Femern A/S have been tasked with completing the project on time.

Significant expansion of existing railway lines has to be undertaken in both Germany and Denmark in order to get the full benefit of the fixed link over the Fehmarnbelt.

Size, good infrastructure and a high level of education are crucial factors everywhere for success and growth. When their strengths come together across national borders, the areas around the Fehmarnbelt will be particularly well-placed.

“In Hamburg, cultural life is blooming, but for many Danes, Hamburg might as well be in Russia. There are Danish tourists in Hamburg, but they are from Jutland. The vast majority of people from Zealand, Copenhagen and Scania in southern Sweden only know Hamburg as a spot on the map which they have to drive past on the way to their holidays in southern Europe."

Femern A/S has just entered into contracts with three technical consulting groups. All three groups will work on the rail part of the coast-to-coast section of the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link.

The first test castings of concrete for the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link are underway.