On 6 May 2009, the Committee on Transport, Building and Urban Affairs of the German Bundestag conducted a public expert hearing on the federal government's bill concerning the planned fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt. Managing Director of Femern A/S, Peter Lundhus, a world expert on bridges and tunnels, participated in the hearing as an expert. Femern A/S is a 100 per cent state-owned company appointed by the Danish Ministry of Transport to plan, build and operate a fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt.

In his statement to the committee, Peter Lundhus described the fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt as “a project that will create the potential for prosperity, employment and growth”. He emphasised Denmark's positive experiences from other large infrastructure projects, such as the fixed links across the Great Belt and the Øresund waterway between Denmark and Sweden. The new fixed link will, Peter Lundhus said, create a dynamic Fehmarnbelt region with strong growth potential.

The fixed link across the Fehmarnbelt will result in upgraded infrastructure for passenger and freight transport, and contribute positively to the two countries' economies as well as to the economies of the two regions closest to the  project. The future railway will, in particular, enhance interaction between Scandinavia and the rest of Europe.

Peter Lundhus told the committee that the next years will see extensive investigations, particularly with regard to the environment and navigational safety in order to prepare the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) that will form the basis for approval of the final project. A bridge is the preferred solution with an immersed tunnel as the preferred alternative. A tunnel and a bridge solution are both being examined.

Peter Lundhus affirmed that the fixed link's impact on the environment and people can be managed and the risks controlled. The positive experiences from the Øresund and Great Belt projects have already proved this to be the case, he said.

Stressing Femern A/S' ambitions, Peter Lundhus added: ‘We aspire to undertake the work even more thoroughly and with even higher standards than what is stipulated by existing laws and regulations – in the same way as we set new standards during the construction of the Great Belt and Øresund links. These structures are intended to last for many decades.’

The coast-to-coast fixed link will be 20 km long and carry a four lane motorway and a double track railway. The project will be entirely funded by loans guaranteed by the Danish state and will be paid back by future users.