Tunnel being built with innovative engineering is final step of project to connect Denmark – and the Nordics as a whole – to the rest of Europe
From the quayside of the Danish town of Rødbyhavn, the Baltic sea sparkling in the sunshine, Germany is so close you can see it – a cluster of wind turbines on the horizon.
The German town of Puttgarden is just 11 miles away, but getting there involves either a 45-minute ferry journey – plus time for embarking and disembarking – or a six-hour drive taking in much of Denmark.
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