The longest underwater tunnel in the world is under construction and will connect Danmark and Germany
B92 24.06.2024 | RTS
Denmark is building the longest underwater tunnel in the world, to connect Danmark with Germany under the Baltic Sea. The Fehmarn-belt tunnel will shorten the 45-minute ferry journey to just seven minutes by train in a few years.
The project costs about eight billion dollars, and in addition to the railway connection, the tunnel will also have a four-lane highway. It will be the longest underwater tunnel, and also the longest rail-car tunnel in the world. The construction site was visited by King Frederik the Tenth for the laying of the first 217-meter-long concrete segment, and there will be a total of 79 of them by the end of the project, reports RTS. The total length of the "Immersed"