The new infrastructure plan of the Federal Ministry of Transport foresees that the Sundtunnel will not be operational until 2035 and Schleswig-Holstein's transport minister calls for talks.
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A new tunnel is to be added to the 1960s Sundbrücke.The Baltic Sea Tunnel between Fehmarn and Lolland is part of a major project.
The construction of the German hinterland connection of the Baltic Sea Tunnel between Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland on the German side is expected to take longer than previously planned.
The new “Infraplan” from the Federal Ministry of Transport specifies the time frame for the planned commissioning of the Sund Tunnel between Fehmarn and the Schleswig-Holstein mainland as “by 2035”. A railway spokesman told the German Press Agency, “we don’t have a new schedule yet”. Discussions about this are currently ongoing. The “Flensburger Tageblatt” had previously reported.
According to the Ministry of Transport in Kiel, the tunnel was previously planned to be completed by 2031/2032. “We cannot afford any further delays in this important project,” said Schleswig-Holstein’s Transport Minister Claus Ruhe Madsen. He wanted to talk about this with Federal Transport Minister Steffen Bilger (both CDU). The “Flensburger Tageblatt” had previously reported.
The railway had originally estimated the cost of a replacement building on Fehmarnsund at 714 million euros. However, the German infrastructure company Deges has now put the tunnel costs at 2.306 billion euros.
Bridge remains standing
The Sund Bridge, which dates back to the 1960s and has only one lane in each direction and one railway track, should be preserved for pedestrians, cyclists and slow vehicles.
According to previous plans, the Baltic Sea Tunnel should connect Fehmarn and Lolland from 2029. Construction of the 18 kilometer long railway and car tunnel is already underway. But according to the project company, this is at least two years behind schedule. Germany also expects that the construction of the hinterland connection will be delayed beyond 2029.
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