Press release - This month, Femern A/S and the main contractor, FLC, held a topping out ceremony at the Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s main construction site in Rødbyhavn on Lolland: the roof and facades of the first of the three production halls for the Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s concrete elements are now in place.  The Fehmarnbelt tunnel’s 217m long concrete elements will be cast in three production halls. The tunnel factory's Hall B should be finished this year and ready to produce tunnel elements later this year while C and A are finished for next year.   

The tunnel factory lies at the heart of the production of the Fehmarnbelt tunnel. When completed, it will occupy around 1 million m2 of the construction site. The meticulously constructed and climate-controlled halls will help to ensure that the tunnel elements harden evenly and are of the highest quality. This is particularly important, as the Fehmarnbelt tunnel has been designed with a service life of at least 120 years.  

There is, however, still some way to go before the 73,500 tonne tunnel elements leave the factory for the dry dock and then to their final destination in the Fehmarnbelt.  

The first of the six production lines is expected to be ready by the end of the year and the immersion of the tunnel elements will begin next year. 

Click here, dk/14 and de/167 for more detailed information in the tunnelbuilder archive. Visit https://femern.com.  25/22.