Danish Transport Minister Thomas Danielsen, Copenhagen's Lord Mayor Sophie Hæstorp Andersen and CEO Anne Skovbro from By & Havn (Copenhagen City & Port Development) took the first sod for the new tunnel on Thursday 11 May 2023.

The BESIX - MT Højgaard Joint Venture has been chosen as the project’s contractor. BESIX Group’s CEO, Pierre Sironval, and BESIX Group’s General Manager of the BU International, Mathieu Dechamps, were also present at the groundbreaking ceremony.

The 1.4 kilometer long tunnel from Østerbro to Nordhavn under the Svanemøllebugten (Swan Mill Bay) will be completed by the end of 2027, or more likely sometime in 2028. The Nordhavn (North Harbour) tunnel will have two lanes in each direction and it will be an concrete cast tunnel.

The new Nordhavn tunnel will allow more urban development areas in the Nordhavn area which Copenhagen needs bady. Every year the population of Copenhagen increases by 10,000 people.

Already a new tunnel opened to Nordhavn in 2017 Nordhavnsvej between Helsingør motorway and Strandvænget. The new tunnel will be connected to the existing one.

of Vejdirektoratet:

https://www.vejdirektoratet.dk/nyhed/2023/ny-tunnel-skal-sikre-god-udvikling-af-bydel-i-koebenhavn

of Besix:

https://press.besix.com/breakinggroundoncopenhagensnordhavnnewtunnelprojectbesixandmthjgaardstartworks