This is owing to the fact that works onshore are much more efficient than works executed offshore. Moreover, the quality of the works is higher and the risk of accidents lower.

The structures of the bridge will, therefore, be divided into smaller parts to allow transportation to the permanent location. It is envisaged that piers and caissons for the piers will be cast individually onshore. The bridge girder will likewise be divided into segments according to the distance between the piers. The foundation structures for the high bridge pylons will be cast onshore and transported to the permanent offshore location, where the pylons will be cast on site.

The production sites will most likely be located at some distance from the alignment and do not need to be on the islands of Fehmarn or Lolland.

This construction method does require, however, working harbours as well as smaller construction sites on Fehmarn and Lolland in close proximity to the point, where the fixed link comes onshore on the Danish and the German side. From here material and crews will be sent by boat to the construction sites at sea.

According to the planning status of the feasibility study, the bridge is divided into a 9,300 m north approach bridge from the Danish side to the high bridge, a 3,300 m high bridge spanning the navigational channel that runs closest to the German Coast and a 6,000 m southern approach bridge from the high bridge to the German coast.