VINCI, through its subsidiary Cobra IS, has signed the contract to equip the Femern tunnel, between Germany and Denmark, with electromechanical installations.
The contract is over DKK 4 billion (€535 million/$570 million). It focuses primarily on ventilation, lighting and safety systems, plus maintenance for the electromechanical systems into the five tubes of the tunnel (two for highway road, two for high-speed rail and one for service gallery) over the next six years.
Cobra IS proposed energy-efficient and climate-friendly solutions, which will notably enable the tunnel operations to run with 100 percent renewable energy.
The Femern, the longest road and rail immersed tunnel in the world, is being built 40 meters (131 feet) below the surface of the Baltic Sea. Construction started in 2020. After its commissioning in 2029, it will link Denmark to Germany in seven minutes by train and 10 minutes by car.
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