info)), (Danish: Femern Bælt, former spelling Femer Bælt; Low German: Femernbelt) is a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Baltic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link. Femern A/S initiates construction phase for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel 04-24-20.

The tunnel is of a unique scale and will set a new record in terms of length and depth. The fixed immersed tunnel link across the Fehmarnbelt will be more than 18 km long and carry a four-lane motorway alongside a twin track-electrified railway.. Ferries operated by Scandlines connect Puttgarden and Rødby on the two islands. In the future Scandinavia and the rest of Europe will be connected by the world's longest road and rail tunnel. The length will be 18km with foundation depths reaching more than 40m under the sea surface. In contrast to a bored tunnel, an immersed tunnel is made up of hollow concrete elements, cast on land and assembled section by section to form the tunnel. The fact that it was … Reactions: ... European Commission approved the state financing scheme for the link.
The Fehmarnbelt link will be built as an immersed tunnel between Rødbyhavn on Lolland and the German island of Fehmarn. This means that construction of the large scale tunnel element factory at Rødbyhavn can get underway.

The fixed link will reduce the travel time between Scandinavia and Continental Europe. So to rent busses from the Fehmarn area to Kiel, Berlin and Leipzig must cost a fortune as well. Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link The Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link is an immersed tunnel or bridge that is proposed to connect the German offshore island of Fehmarn with the Danish island of Lolland.


Femern A/S is activating the main construction contracts with Femern Link Contractors (FLC) with effect from 1 January 2021.

The Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link consists of an immersed tube tunnel project with associated landside works between Lolland in Denmark and Fehmarn in Germany.