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Longest road and rail tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea
The first section of a record-breaking tunnel that will link Denmark and Germany by descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, has been completed.
Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, the world’s longest immersed tunnel will link Denmark and Germany, slashing journey times between the two countries when it opens in 2029. On the Danish side, east of Rødbyhavn, the factory that will build the 89 massive concrete sections that will make up the tunnel was completed last year. “The ruling came with a set of conditions, which we kind of expected and we were prepared for, on how we monitor the environment while we are constructing, on things like noise and sediment spill.
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