The Danish government said it will create a large port area east of the small town of Rødbyhavn to facilitate construction of the future Fehmarn Belt tunnel link.
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Fehmarn is already connected by bridge to the German mainland and Lolland is already connected by a tunnel and bridges to Zealand over the island Falster. Zealand is the most populated island in Denmark with a population just under 2.5 million, representing about 45% of the country's population.
The latest financial analysis from the project’s planning company4782 Femern shows that the repayment period for the Fehmarnbelt project is now shortened to 32 years. This includes both the tunnel between Rødby on Lolland and the town of Puttgarden on the German island of Fehmarn, as well as upgrading the railway between Ringsted on Denmark’s Zealand Island and Rødby.
Earlier calculations showed a repayment period of 39 years. “We welcome the fact that the finances of the Fehmarnbelt project are so strong and that we can hold to our principle of being cautious in the assumptions that underpin the economics of the project,” Femern chief executive Claus Baunkjær said.
Femern A/S is a subsidiary of Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, which is 100% owned by the Danish Ministry of Transport.
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Fehmarn is already connected by bridge to the German mainland and Lolland is already connected by a tunnel and bridges to Zealand over the island Falster. Zealand is the most populated island in Denmark with a population just under 2.5 million, representing about 45% of the country's population.
The latest financial analysis from the project’s planning company
Earlier calculations showed a repayment period of 39 years. “We welcome the fact that the finances of the Fehmarnbelt project are so strong and that we can hold to our principle of being cautious in the assumptions that underpin the economics of the project,” Femern chief executive Claus Baunkjær said.
Femern A/S is a subsidiary of Sund & Bælt Holding A/S, which is 100% owned by the Danish Ministry of Transport.
