Infrastructure at Work: Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link

Currently, commuters must travel by ferry, which takes approximately 45 minutes, not including waiting time. The new link will support both trains and cars. Commuters travelling by car will have a commute of approximately 10 minutes, and commuters traveling by train will have a commute of approximately 7 minutes. Currently, thetrain ride从汉堡哥本哈根为4.5小时，则链路被构造后，其将被降低到约3小时。

Tunnel vs. Bridge

2009年4月6日，两家咨询公司被授予合同，以设计一个沉管隧道和斜拉桥bridgefor the region. A joint venture between Cowi and Obermeyer (Cowi-Obermeyer JV) was contracted to design the cable-stayed bridge, and Rambøll-Arup-TEC JV I/S was contracted to design the immersed tunnel. Safety, technical, financial, and environmental concerns will be considered as the question is answered of whether a cable-stayed bridge or an immersed tunnel is the best solution for the region. That decision is set to be made by 2012.

费马恩固定链接- Immersed Tunnel

由于在规划过程中的2000年初，在德国和丹麦运输专家们还认为吊桥和暗挖隧道。这两种选择的是由于淘汰environmental和technical issues that a feasibility study revealed. The cable-stayed bridge and immersed tunnel share quite a few technical commonalities, which is one reason they prevailed as the favorites among other designs. These technical commonalities include the following:

• Both can support a four-lane motorway and a two-track, electrified railway;
• 两者都可以支撑件130公里/小时（约81英里/小时。）的速度，虽然最大法定速度预计为110公里/小时（约68英里/小时）;
• 两者都将被设计到200公里/小时的支撑导轨的速度（约124英里/小时）。旅客列车和140公里/小时（约87英里/小时。），用于货物列车;
• Both will be designed to last at least 120 years; and
• Both designs will include an emergency lane to comply with Danish and German laws.

Both projects have a projected total construction cost of 3.8 billion EUR; however, the total gross costs of the cable-stayed bridge (5.2 billion EUR) exceeds the total gross costs of the immersed tunnel (5.1 billion EUR) when project management, operational preparations, and reserves are taken into account.

费马恩固定链接- Cable-stayed Bridge

Benefits

不管费马恩固定链接是否将是一个桥梁或隧道，该项目预计将对该地区作为一个整体许多好处。该费马恩固定链接将做更多的物理链接的区域：它预计将有以及对经济和文化产生重大影响。除了支持该地区的交通，链接将有助于增加在就业水平施工该项目的第二阶段，以及之后的固定链接已经断开。消费者也将从中受益环节，因为价格应该是由于对供应商，这又将创造出更大的竞争的一部分，以减少降低了运输费用。专家们还预测旅游业的增长。总体而言，费马恩固定链接将帮助该地区向生活和更加繁荣的一个更高的标准。

What’s Next?

如前所述，合同已经授予该项目，并规划阶段已经开始。到2012年，环境调查和这两个项目的环境影响报告书（EIS）的计划完成。环境影响报告书也将在德国出版后，EIS听证会发生在丹麦，并为规划审批程序的应用程序（启动预审程序）也将在2012年开始2012年和2013年期间，新的建筑法会在丹麦议会提出，这将结束其设计是该地区最好的解决方案，基于技术问题。在费马恩固定链接的工程预计在2020年底完成。