Contract for construction for the new Fehmarn strait bridge - je 03.09.2008 08

Up to now, drivers have had to use ferries to travel between Danish islands and the German mainland. But that's about to change. Later today, German transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee and his Danish counterpart Carina Christensen will sign a contract for construction to begin on the new Fehmarn strait bridge. The bridge will shorten road travel time between the Danish capital Copenhagen and the German port of Hamburg by about an hour.