Storstrøm Bridge JV asks for extension

The original estimated cost was around €280 million for the 4km cable-stay structure when the contract was awarded by the Danish Road Directorate (Vejdirektoratet).
By David Arminas July 13, 2023 Read time: 2 mins
The Storstrøm Bridge will have an electrified two-track railway, a two-lane road and foot and cycle paths (image courtesy Danish Road Directorate / Vejdirektoratet)

Italian consortium Storstrøm Bridge Joint Venture has proposed a 27-month extension and an additional €454 million (US$502 million) for completion of Denmark’s new Storstrøm Bridge.

The original estimated cost was around €280 million for the 4km-long 26m-wide single-support cable-stay structure when the contract was awarded by the Danish Road Directorate (Vejdirektoratet) in 2018. But delays to construction start caused by Covid and other cost increases has gradually pushed up the price of the new structure that run nearby to the exiting Storstrøm Bridge.

The main contractors in the Italian Storstrøm Bridge Joint Venture are Itinera, Grandi Lavori Fincosit and Condotte. The new double-track road and railway bridge includes a central cable-stayed bridge with two spans, 320m long and two access viaducts with 44 spans of 80m, for a total length of nearly 4km. It will have an electrified two-track railway for trains running at 200km/h and a two-lane road with a speed limit of 80km/h. The bridge will also have a foot and cycle paths.

The old bridge, due for demolition when the new one opens, is a 3.2km, a road and railway arch structure opened in 1937 across the Storstrømmen strait between the islands of Falster and Masnedø.

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