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New Bridge Between Als and Funen Could Create Jobs on Lolland

The U.S. Ambassador, Alan Leventhal (left), is deeply impressed by the project in Rødbyhavn and believes many can learn from the work being done by Femern A/S, led by CEO Henrik Vincentsen. Photo: Ingrid Riis

Ambassador impressed: The U.S. can learn from the Fehmarn project

The mayor of Lolland agrees with the Minister for Business that an industrial park at the Fehmarn Tunnel site would be an ideal fit. Photo: Femern A/S.

Support from government: Plans for an industrial park at Rødbyhavn

The 1.5 million square meters in Rødbyhavn is the world’s largest concrete element factory. Now Sund & Bælt is seeking dialogue with an operator who can run it in the future.

Sund & Bælt to discuss the factory’s future

Mayor Holger Schou Rasmussen from Lolland Municipality (left), director Jan Sørensen from MSE, and director Jens Koefoed from PLE debated, among other things, wage pressure from megaprojects at the People's Meeting on Bornholm.

Megaprojects lure local workforce with higher wages

His Majesty King Frederik X started the day in Rødbyhavn with a visit to Femern A/S’s exhibition center. He was accompanied by Minister of Transport Thomas Danielsen (Venstre), CEO Henrik Vincentsen from Femern A/S, and CEO Mikkel Hemmingsen from Sund & Bælt.

Royal inauguration: Only 88 elements to go

Inside the casting halls at the element factory, work is done at high pressure. The first standard element just needs one of 20 segments to be complete.

See photos: First tunnel element nearly complete

The two Danish members of the European Parliament, Asger Christensen from the Liberal Party (second from the left) and Marianne Vind from the Social Democrats (furthest to the right), support the Swedish wish for an additional fixed link under the Øresund.

Before EU Election: Danish support for additional Øresund connection

There will be built a two-kilometer immersed tunnel under the Limfjord's shipping lane.

Analysis: Tunnel elements from Lolland to the Limfjord?

The weather – especially windy weather – is a challenge for the outdoor casting work on the Fehmarntunnel's special elements.

Weather challenges outdoor casting work

The working port at the element factory will become a commercial port in the future. The current business port/traffic port in Rødbyhavn must be a tourist and experience port according to Lolland Municipality's new strategy and master plan.

New master plan for port development on Lolland

Vordingborg wants a Fehmarn model for Storstrømsbro

Vordingborg wants a Fehmarn model for Storstrømsbro

The permanentization of the element factory at Rødbyhavn creates a paradox between socio-economic and climate goals and interests

Analysis: The element factory collides with the climate crisis

There is a large political majority in favor of preserving the element factory in Rødbyhavn. But the factory must not be used as an excuse for construction projects, say SF and Radikale Venstre.

Transport spokesman: – The element factory must not become a kitchen machine

Director Mirko Schönfeldt from Baltic Facility Solutions does not like the idea that an element factory should be built to cast elements for the new Femernsund tunnel, when there is a factory for the purpose in Rødbyhavn.

Baltic FS: Cast the Femernsund tunnel in Rødbyhavn

Director Mirko Schönfeldt from Baltic Facility Solutions does not like the idea that an element factory should be built to cast elements for the new Femernsund tunnel, when there is a factory for the purpose in Rødbyhavn.

Baltic FS: Cast the Femernsund tunnel in Rødbyhavn

Sweden's ambassador to Denmark, Charlotte Wrangberg (center front) was impressed with what has happened at the Fehmarn project since she was last there about two years ago.

Sweden’s ambassador: We need more Øresund connections – and are willing to pay

Contract manager Henriette F. Klement from Femern Belt Suplliers has plenty to do in establishing contact between the Femern consortia and the sub-suppliers in the network.

The subcontractor party continues

The Swedish heavy industry and the southern Swedish municipalities will benefit from an additional Øresund connection. But it is difficult to see what Denmark would get out of it.

Analysis: An additional Øresund connection only benefits Sweden

The Swedish heavy industry and the southern Swedish municipalities will benefit from an additional Øresund connection. But it is difficult to see what Denmark would get out of it.

Analysis: An additional Øresund connection only benefits Sweden

Shipping association: This is what the working harbor can be used for

Shipping association: This is what the working harbor can be used for

There is a political majority in favor of preserving the element factory in Rødbyhavn after the opening of the tunnel in 2029. But it is still unclear what it will actually do and who will own it.

Analysis: What the element factory can be used for after tunnel-opening

There is a political majority in favor of preserving the element factory in Rødbyhavn after the opening of the tunnel in 2029. But it is still unclear what it will actually do and who will own it.

Analysis: What the element factory can be used for after tunnel-opening

There is broad political agreement to preserve the element factory in Rødbyhavn after the opening of the Fehmarntunnel. There is hardly as much agreement about the specific ownership.

Blue parties will sell the element factory – at any price

In a week's time, the future of the element factory will be decided, when the Danish Parliament will first consider the bill to preserve it after 2029.

Business Lolland-Falster: Permanent element factory will save CO2

Working port has moved up in the super league

The 20,000 cubic meter floating concrete gate had to be moved into place before the storm surge

Flood tested floating concrete gate

The colossal working port next to the tunnel factory in Rødbyhavn could possibly be run in partnership between a private company and Lolland Municipality, suggests Lolland's mayor, Holger Schou Rasmussen.

Municipality is considering a partnership for the tunnel factory

The colossal working port next to the tunnel factory in Rødbyhavn could possibly be run in partnership between a private company and Lolland Municipality, suggests Lolland's mayor, Holger Schou Rasmussen.

Municipality is considering a partnership for the tunnel factory

It took between 50 and 52 hours to cast the first of a total of 711 tunnel segments back in July. When everything goes according to plan, a production team of 100-150 people must be able to complete the job in 27 hours. Photo: Femern A/S

Two segments down – 709 to go

Finland's ambassador to Denmark, Harri Kämärienen (right), visited the Fehmarn project in Rødbyhavn on Monday. He was more than usual impressed and has had something to talk about at home in Finland.

Finland has an eye for the element factory

Sund & Bælt is now ready with the environmental assessment of a possible permanent establishment of FLC's element factory in Rødbyhavn, which will form the basis for the political decision on the factory's future.

Environmental assessment of permanent element factory ready

Sund & Bælt is now ready with the environmental assessment of a possible permanent establishment of FLC's element factory in Rødbyhavn, which will form the basis for the political decision on the factory's future.

Environmental assessment of permanent element factory ready

On the German side, work is also progressing according to plan. Here, work is being done on a motorway bridge at Puttgarden in May 2023.

Tunnel construction for DKK 17.5 million per day

The groundwater reserves in Lolland are not sufficient for a permanent precast concrete factory in Rødbyhavn, so Lolland Municipality assumes that technical water is used in the factory instead of waterworks water

Sund & Bælt will investigate alternatives to tap water for the element factory

With an FPV drone, you can get to places that are not normally accessible.

Two minute flight through the tunnel factory

Kasper Roug (MF, Socialdemokratiet) has no doubt that the element factory will remain in Rødbyhavn - also after the Fehmarntunnel is scheduled to be completed in 2029.

Danish MP: The element factory will stay in Rødbyhavn

The tunnel is to be built from 79 standard concrete elements, each 217 meters long and weighing a whopping 73,000 tons, and 10 special elements that are just under 40 m long. PERI supplies the molds for the standard elements. Photo: PERI

Now the tunnel elements can take shape

The floor is ready in the first tunnel segment. It consists of a base plate of rebar.

First tunnel element in production

When the 73,500-tonne tunnel elements have been cast, they must be pushed out via one of the three sets of Skidding Beams to the dry dock and then floated out to their final position.

Epoxy makes it all slide

The casting pressure gauge in action during the casting of the basement under Europa Plads in Aarhus.

Pressure gauge halves the casting time for concrete

Danish Maturix has won the contract for the equipment and software to be used to monitor the concrete curing project.

Maturix supplies measuring equipment worth millions to Fehmarn

The first of the element factory's three production halls is getting ready to cast.

Production hall close to completion

This is what it looked like when the last main column for the element factory arrived in Rødbyhavn on Tuesday morning.

Last main pillar for element factory erected

Groundwater reserves on Lolland are under such pressure that continued production at the element factory after the Fehmarn tunnel must be done with grey water.

End of tap water for the element factory after the tunnel project

The roadmap is ready for the future of the element factory

Element factory

Parliamentary candidates will preserve the element factory

Element factory

The state wants to discuss the future of the element factory

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