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Fehmarnbelt
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Construction of the Fehmarnbelt fixed link between Germany and Denmark has passed a milestone: the shell of the German tunnel portal on the island of Fehmarn is finished. The 18-kilometre immersed tunnel will be the world's longest of its kind, linking Puttgarden with Rødby in Denmark and cutting travel times between Hamburg and Copenhagen significantly once complete.
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Denmark is laying out plans for what happens to the construction sites once the Fehmarnbelt fixed link tunnel is finished. The project, which will connect the German island of Fehmarn with the Danish island of Lolland, is one of Europe's largest infrastructure undertakings, and questions about restoring and repurposing the massive works areas are drawing attention in northern Germany and Denmark.