Investigation of a 2 km long tunnel in Aarhus is started

The study of the tunnel under Marselis Boulevard will, among other things, ensure the best construction method and reduce noise during and after the construction period. The tunnel will increase accessibility between the Port of Aarhus and the motorway network.

In Infrastructure Plan 2035, DKK 30 million has been set aside for an environmental impact assessment for the establishment of an approximately 2 km long tunnel under Marselis Boulevard in Aarhus. At the same time, a budget of DKK 2.7 billion has been set aside for the subsequent implementation of the project.

The government (Social Democrats), the Liberals, the Danish People's Party, the Socialist People's Party, the Radical Left, the Conservative People's Party, the New Bourgeois, the Liberal Alliance and the Christian Democrats have decided together. The Port of Aarhus is Denmark's largest container port, with very heavy traffic to and from the port. A tunnel under Marselis Boulevard will help to ensure a more direct and high-class connection between the Port of Aarhus and the motorway network.

The study of the approximately 2 km long tunnel will shed light on various proposals for construction methods and will, among other things, focus on the consequences for the road's neighbors during the construction period and to plan the work so that it bothers the neighbors as little as possible. Likewise, the environmental assessment will also include the future noise conditions once the tunnel is established.

Facts

With Infrastructure Plan 2035, DKK 30 million has been set aside for an environmental impact assessment of a tunnel under Marselis Boulevard in Aarhus and a budget of DKK 2.7 billion for the subsequent facility. Aarhus Municipality / Port of Aarhus contributes DKK 600 million to the project.

The environmental impact assessment must, among other things, shed light on the possibility of urban development, geotechnical conditions, traffic, environmental and climate conditions as well as noise conditions.

The Danish Road Directorate is responsible for the environmental impact assessment, which will begin with a public phase of ideas and proposals in the summer of 2022. The Danish Road Directorate expects the study to take approx. two years.

Map and Danish version of text I used from Danish Ministry of Transport.

https://www.trm.dk/nyheder/2022/undersoegelse-af-2-km-lang-tunnel-i-aarhus-saettes-i-gang/