The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel

[@Lif3tec]

I know everyone says this, but I love how this channel did not turn into one of those one-sided types of content creators. (biggest building ever!!!) but this incredible production team covers many valid and important environmental as well as societal impacts of construction whilst reveling in their beauty and scale.

[@ross4]

Yes! 👏 People concerned about the project play an important role as well, because it encourages the developer to improve harm mitigation and transparency. I doubt they would be going to these lengths to reduce sedimentation without people raising the valid environmental concerns.

[@cGousha]

I very much agree. Rather than just another “Wow, big project!” KZbin maker, theB1M does a fabulous job of balancing the pros and cons… and getting such great direct views on-site is an incredible bonus! THIS is why I’m subscribed. It’s also fun to see video footage from TheB1M get swiped for other KZbinrs’ “biggest projects being built!!!!” crap videos.

[@Funkywallot]

Agree, the (mostly) American productions are far to shouty,shallow and ´sensational´ to watch. As a European its a pain in the butt. Quality over quantity any time

[@raidenwolfe6495]

YES!!!!

[@hofhouder4090]

Not really. "There are concerns..." followed by "oh well they'll forget about it" is not very far away from "the biggest project ever!" There are many megastructures that had devastating effects on their surroundings, decades or even a century later. You can trivialize the impact, but that doesn't make facts go away.

[@ttimjappy]

As a German I can say with confidence the Tunnel will be completed before the Motorway connection between Fehmarn and Lübeck will be completed.

[@joelzumstein2954]

Ja, ich warte immer noch auf die Rheintalbahn, zugesichert im Jahre 1996. Voraussichtliche Fertigstellung 2041🤯

[@commonsense31]

Why is that exactly? I heard it before. Also was in Hamburg in the summer. And he told me we were still driving on the highway made before WW2. And it had never been renewed. And you could feel it was old. With the gaps between the concrete pillars. 😁

[@mrm7058]

@@commonsense31 Slow bureaucracy and NIMBY lawsuits

[@billy.7113]

Someone said similar things about an airport in Berlin. 🤔🤔

[@ttimjappy]

​@@commonsense31 Something in between bureaucratic hurdles and local protests. As well as German law requiring to hire the cheapest company to do the work.

[@Eric_In_SF]

It’s kind of Amazing to think that you’ve gone from doing little tutorials and sales pitches for BIM software to discussing construction projects to now basically a full fledge BBC/National Geographic quality shows. Bravo!🎉

[@reckz420]

What sort of software do they develop?

[@p42uynot59]

Thank goodness. They’ve become informative for the world.

[@p42uynot59]

I look forward to seeing THIS progress. I don’t see it affecting the environment any more then if it wasn’t built. I think it just makes life better for everyone. Nature isn’t going to be hurt. It’ll be saved.

[@Nytealiens]

I was just watching this thinking, wasn't this a voice over information channel. Significant increase is production. Great Video!

[@Randrew]

Edit for people replying to this before seeing later replies: It's my brain - not my ears or headphones - it tries to process ALL the sounds at once and fails. I hope he/they will try to make the level of music over his voice much lower in the future so people like me don't get frustrated and click away. I clicked away during the car-driving scene at 2:30 when he was talking lowly (pitch) and the music track made it hard for me to understand him. Edit: Replaced "Now he/they need" with "I hope he/they will try".

[@ronanrogers4127]

$7.5bn is insanely cheap, if they can do it. In Australia they want $7bn just to build a train station in Sydney as part of a dream high speed train network

[@k7u5r8t4]

Well, building "whatever" in already urbanized areas such as Sydney will OBVIOUSLY be much more costly. With all the already existing infrastructure, they have to deal with.

[@Carewolf]

A lot of expertise have been kept from the constructions of tunnels and bridges in Denmark.

[@stakuv86]

yea i was looking for this comment. It costs $4.4 Bn to build about 3 stations of the 2nd Ave line in NYC and about 1.8miles of tunnel..... and that's only the 1st phase.

[@Outside85]

Britain: "Hold my beer." (HS2)

[@johnelliott0101]

I believe a U.S. aircraft carrier cost a little over three billion dollars.

[@royfeely7145]

B1M is perhaps the most professional KZbin channel I’ve seen. You don’t avoid complex issues, instead you explain them in a language that those not in the industry, such as myself, can understand. We’ll done to you.

[@_blank-_]

Fred is the 🐐

[@jone8626]

Biggest problem is all the nonsense added to the videos. Just get to the point and stay on it.

[@legolads1732]

I worked on the construction of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel about 30 years ago. It was constructed in the same way this tunnel is being built.The water quality after the project was completed was better than before the project started. Good management and good ethics made it work, even though we had to work right underneath the Sydney Opera House. No one complains about it anymore

[@albertbatfinder5240]

I remember the controversy about water quality, and indeed there were no problems. The funny thing is they’re planning a new crossing of Sydney Harbour and exactly the same objections are being raised again.

[@JohnDoe-bd5sz]

When they constructed the Øresund bridge, there were also enviromentalists that opposed it as they said it would destroy the eco system in the strait, due to construction but also due to changed currents in and around the pylons. After construction of the bridge had ended and the tunnel part was dredged in, surveys found that the eco system had not only, not taken any long term damage, but the new structures had made it possible for new lifeforms to inhabit the waters. Short time, there were offcourse some upset in the waters, but everything quickly got back to "normal"

[@persimonsen8792]

You can't improve something, without maybe ruining something else. But i'm glad that you didn't hit the Opera House. Which is, as you know, danish. By design, at least.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

@@zigzagtoes Oh I totally agree. If you left it up to the companies to enforce their own standards they’d quickly calculate what they could get away with, and where they could dump blame and responsibility if something went wrong. You’d hope it was the subject of legislated environmental standards, not who made the most noise. What I really objected to was that the original objections came from people who simply did not want the tunnels built, and they used non-science to boost their claim. For them to use the exact same playbook in the exact same harbour a few decades later seems a bit crazy.

[@grizzlygrizzle]

@@albertbatfinder5240 Aesthetic considerations constitute non-scientific arguments. In fact, any arguments concerning values are non-scientific. Science is a manipulative take on reality that renders it predictable and manipulable. Science itself has nothing to contribute to questions of what we should do, but only tells us how to do it. Valuing is an experience that involves vulnerability and passivity, a willingness to be affected by other people, empathy, beauty, and so on. Valuing is not something that the scientific/technological mode of thinking can do. Many scientists have values, but those values are not products of scientific thinking. And there are lots of scientists and technologists who lack values, like the evil clowns at the World Economic Forum or most public health bureaucracies, who gravitate toward fascism because it's the most "efficient" system of human organization. -- The dark side of science and technology is that they can decay into a lust for power, whether over the physical world or the social world. The founders of modern science were men of humility, of broad intellectual scope, and of religion (Galileo, Descartes, Newton), and one might temper a scientific/technical education with a dose of the humanities, but these have unfortunately been scientized. Cf. Roger Scruton's "Scientism in the Arts and Humanities." (It's searchable by the title.) And it should be no surprise that instances of scientific fraud and sloppy, tendentious work is on the rise, when many scientists are so specialized in their thinking that their capacity for valuing is merely vestigal and atrophied. -- That an argument regarding a project that affects lots of people is "non-science" is not much of a refutation of its merit.

[@Thiesi]

Is it just me or has the quality of videos on this channel gone through the roof recently? Take this video for example - it is better than many of the documentaries you watch on TV which are often done by production companies with decades of experience and many more people involved in the process of creating those documentaries. Wow! _Thank you for putting out such high quality content here on KZbin!_

[@somemoe69]

Was just about to comment on the quality of production. Pretty insane for a KZbin channel imo

[@omarabdul2864]

Its standard 1080p, literally looks like any other video lol

[@omarabdul2864]

If it was 4k hdr 2160p then i might have understood

[@omarabdul2864]

Not saying its bad, but not mind blowing either

[@sebek23b]

No it isn't just you. Quality is top notch

[@DemoEvolvedGaming]

I really appreciated the thoughtful approach to the concerns of the citizens and genuinely the editorial felt "kind" towards their concerns. Nice work B1M.

[@Halomax]

As a German I have to say that we are very lucky the Danish are managing this project, Germany does nearly nothing to it. But it is really important in my opinion and probably the less Germany is involved, the better for the cost, the time horizon and the complexity of this project...

[@lexymon1]

Ya but we still have to build the infrastucture for it. The Danes build bridges/tunnels through the sea, the Swiss are drilling super long tunnels through the Alps, and Germany, which has to connect all of it, is waiting for the new train tracks to appear magically in time...

[@Halomax]

@@lexymon1 That's what I mean

[@Commentorist]

Ah,dieses ständige schlechtreden.Andere bauen auch Mist.Liebe Landsleute-hört auf damit indem ihr damit aufhört.Eine andere Perspektive wirkt oft Wunder.

[@babamukuru666]

@@Commentorist Oh yeah? I just have to take a look out of my window to look at a piece of road construction that hasn't seen any work in almost two weeks, those wankers just upped and left as is usual while keeping all their shit in place. Probably cheaper to just store their shit on the toad instead of actually moving it to wherever it might be used next. Our infrastructure is a crumbling mess, getting another perspective doesn't really help (unless you mean by comparing it to North Korea or Zimbabwe)

[@DeeZedEx]

Same with the Netherlands. We’ve built a new freight corridor from Rotterdam to the border in the early 2000’s. Germany has not upgraded the connection to the Ruhr area, which means freight trains still have to take the slow route through Germany.

[@Max-vw2zq]

the two bridges between denmark and sweden are truly incredible, drove over those two last summer at sunrise and was blown away by the sights and the architecture

[@SonnyDarvish]

but did you see the fish and sea creatures cursing at the bridge? that's the real question.

[@Max-ve5tu]

@@SonnyDarvish It is a curious case because environmentalists complained about the bridge when it was proposed and proclaimed that it would destroy all maritime life in the region. I remember reading somewhere years after it had been built that the sea creatures and plants were actually thriving more than ever.

[@beepboop9848]

Two bridges? Are you refering to both parts of the same bridge or?

[@UloPe]

He means the Storebelt/Great Belt Bridge (between Funen and Zeeland) and the Oresund Bridge. And yes I agree. Had the opportunity to ride over the Storebelt by bike this year as part of the Tour de Storebelt. Was truly amazing and not something I’ll forget any time soon.

[@JN-wr9he]

Whenever such projects, which are expected to bring development and growth, are carried out in the developing countries not favoured by the EU, there is always an avalanche of negative press and howls in the west about the social, environmental, health etc etc etc impact. Anything to hold those countries back and create bad publicity for them, whipping up hysteria and mobilising militant naysayers rejecting every study and expert opinion. As if any project anywhere does not require land, resources, energy and does not entail inherent HSE risks. Even here, a huge peoject like this passing through some of the most densely populated geography, the risks and unavoidable damage are just touched on slightly and white-washed in the end. Double standards on display.

[@rahulshivaram1510]

One of finest documentary-style KZbin productions I've ever seen from any outlet, let alone from an independent KZbinr! Thanks Fred & team!

[@jorgsattelmacher1425]

Better than any TV production

[@michinwaygook3684]

Independent seems a bit of a misnomer in this case. The video is made courtesy of the company building the 7 billion link. I would prefer to hear from an unbiased third party; of course the video has higher than normal production value.

[@JohnJohansen2]

I totally agree! 👍

[@liammurphy2725]

@@michinwaygook3684 Sad to say, the 'unbiased third party' failed to make a documentary on this subject.

[@maherhamadouch2005]

@@michinwaygook3684 I mean it provides 2 points of view, so I wouldn't say so

[@jrnnilsson9024]

As a Dane, I have to say, this is the best information and documentary I have seen about this tunnel. Very well done 👍

[@larscp]

As a Chinese, I just want to say that we could have built the whole thing in two months

[@Snowiestttv]

@@larscp and it would crumble in half that time

[@automation7295]

@@larscp If mega projects took 2 months, they would start to crumple. Big projects should take longer.

[@viveksuryawanshi7385]

This documentry is just pure brilliance and masterpiece at display. The way Fred also covers views of organisation opposing the project despite being biggest construction youtuber is really commendable. B1M truly is the best source to derive info about construction on the planet. Again well done and congrats Fred and whole B1M team. Best of luck for future projects. Love from India.

[@mickeyd9369]

The subject looked interesting. But I wasn't going to invest half an hour into a random feed from YT... (30 minutes later) Masterfully done. I'm resisting the urge to click another topic. (the wife will be at me shortly. lol)

[@AnthonyMunyi]

I just want to say that one thing which might be forgotten here is the incredible rise of the B1M as a channel. They have basically become as big as Discovery Channel's Megastructures in a few short years. What a phenomenal job they've done.

[@gundamux83]

Filming from the field, while interactively explaining topics is WAY better than using lame and repetitive stock videos, like too many KZbinrs do. Great research and amazing work!

[@ElusiveTy]

Unfortunately, most of those KZbinrs that use stock videos simply don't have the sort of clout and access The B1M has, so it's not as achievable for them to simply visit an active construction site.

[@AuH2O]

Then what good are they?

[@i-am-alxdz]

My hats off to all the people in charge of these fantastic engineering projects. You guys rock!👏👏👏

[@RowanMackenzie]

I'd be interested in seeing a video on how underwater trenches are dug, no idea how that would even work haha

[@adamcheklat7387]

I got doubts over the 100€ toll fee.

[@sohigh10]

With an underwater shovel of course

[@aeonsolo]

@@sohigh10 professionals use aqua affinity and depth strider, ultimately respiration. Duh?!

[@irissupercoolsy]

@@sohigh10 just place a door and hid in it, so you can dig faster underwater

[@teocarre4026]

@@aeonsolo Tbh they might just have a couple conduits set up

[@SabrinaMarilyn]

I feel like Fred Mills is the David Attenborough for construction with the quality of these videos. I know it's been said but this channel's progress is as astonishing as the advancements in construction!

[@HalonOfficial]

Agreed 👍

[@annoloki]

Yeah, it doesn't sound like a youtube channel!

[@Acheiropoietos]

It's ok Sabrina, you can say it

[@CarlJones14]

That is an insult. Attenborough sold his soul when he agreed to lie for the BBC on sham climate change. David Bellamy refused to lie, so his TV career was ended. Attenborough is a fraud.

[@davidswanson5669]

He really is a fantastic presenter. Sharp looking guy, British accent, well spoken, and personable towards the camera and whomever he’s speaking with.

[@SecretAgentMiya]

I loved the train/ferry ride. They used this route until some years ago. You were able to take a little stroll on the ferry, watch the waves, have a cinnamon roll and a coffee. Yes, it might have been slower than a tunnel, but sometimes slowing down is exactly what we need. I miss this a lot.

[@wkypa_6o6pa]

I think the ferry can stay. Maybe scaled down by a factor of 10 at least.

[@lisette2060]

How about going to the beach or forest if you want to relax? This project is a blessing on all scales.. No one hinders you taking a break wherever you prefer, while thousands of busy men(!) will enjoy an easier work day.. Providing your comfortable tax funded lifestyle!

[@mrloop1530]

@@wkypa_6o6pa A ferry ferry scaled down by factor 10 - I guess that's equivalent to a ferry scaled down by factor 5?

[@wkypa_6o6pa]

@@mrloop1530 Smart 🤓. Double ferry ⛴️. Thanks for pointing on the typo. Corrected.

[@jenspetersimonsen4235]

I know what you mean, but the upsides of the project by far outweigh the downsides. When completed, take the train and bring coffee and cinnamon roll yourself 🙂

[@Ocean_breezes]

Totally amazing. As a retired engineer, I wish I could have worked on a project such as this. This is astonishing.

[@velvetbees]

They talked about gaskets at 15:06. Do you have any thoughts about what they are made of? They can't be rubber because rubber wears out over time. Maybe they are a composite material that remains waterproof. Or maybe they collapse into their own sealed compartment. The gaskets are a curiosity. Thanks.

[@keibohow69]

@@velvetbees it would not matter what there made of because once the tunnel is covered and pumped out they can take care of the connections from within. By my estimates their spending $3.3million a day roughly. Thats if the bridge is to be completed by 2029

[@JunkBondTrader]

@@velvetbees silly putty I reckon.

[@damienhill6383]

Similar design bridge was done in Cork, Ireland to go under the River Lee, no rail tracks though ..

[@Corvetto1991]

Me too

[@moshjendis6279]

As someone who lives in Malmö and crosses the Öresund bridge multiple times a week, it was great to see your reaction going across it! I have definitely become desensitized to how amazing it is from an engineering and architecture perspective

[@REDnBLACKnRED]

I appreciate it every time I'm at Vestra Hamnen.

[@nlx78]

I have the same desensitization growing up next to the Delta Works here in the Netherlands. But on a sunny day, and the so many (mainly) German tourists driving over that route always get distracted by what they are driving on, seeing (I just said it was sunny, but not anymore) with smashing waves on one side and relative calm 'lake' on the other.

[@danwiddon3854]

I had a similar reaction when cycling across the Breezanddijk in 1994. It doesn’t have spectacular architecture, but is perfectly designed for its function and location. Beautifully captured by Fred and his techie behind the camera.

[@ockertbrits6907]

My first trip across the Öresund bridge was breathtaking. Especially as you go from the bridge into the tunnel. Felt like I was going to drive into the sea. And the view on a sunny day!!! Wonderful.

[@ELMS]

The anti-tunnel side got a fair and sympathetic hearing in this video. They weren’t brushed aside or ignored. That’s to your credit, Fred.

[@djpalmer31]

The anti-tunnel group, whilst having legitimate concerns, are the same sort of people how are anit-HS2. Late middle-aged/retirees how will be dead by the time the structure is up, running & well established. Typical short-term views, ignoring the long-term benefits.

[@tridder]

@@djpalmer31 It is - sort of. The Danes are very enviromentally aware. However all, and I mean all larger bridges caused unforeseen changes in the streams of the Baltic. Stream charts of 20 years ago that didn't change for centuries, changed overnight when the bridges were constructed. While they certainly look out for the environment and I believe it to be necessary, however I also think that we might not yet be aware of what this construction might mean to the area. That being said Fehmarn is not that beautiful - in fact of the German Baltic islands, Fehmarn is probably the least spectacular.

[@mariofanelli8634]

@@djpalmer31 every country has its fair share of crackpots, we have quite a few of those in Italy too

[@gelber_kaktus]

@@tridder the Danes are not those, who delayed this project, it's the germans who delayed it by 7 years with their nimbysm

[@furriadroxiaiu]

@@mariofanelli8634 Yes, like in Italy nowhere else.

[@thangarajmj5814]

Proud and happy to be part of the planning team on the German side :) Great Video (y)

[@GlutesEnjoyer]

We’re proud of you too lad! Can you share some of the most difficult problems you’ve worked on?

[@Gigachad-mc5qz]

Dam pls tell us about it. I wanna know how fucking hard it is to make something like this

[@baze30]

I must say, your video content is superb, well balanced, informative, excellently directed, excellently produced, and hits all the key points in a

[@TheB1M]

Ah thank you so much!! We worked so hard on this 🙌

[@Goxilla]

I´m so jelous. You get to see all the great content for the first time.

[@GlimpseoftheFuture]

@@TheB1M It shows.

[@shaqwalker9441]

I'm actually apart of this project, I work on one of the tugboats assisting the dredger ship and supplying the other ships on project. It's so cool to see this in a documentary... I can show people where and what I do now. Nice documentary

[@itsROMPERS...]

English words are funny. "a part" means "integral, within something", "the tunnels are a part of the project", whereas "apart" means "SEPARATE from something", "the planning department is in another city, far apart from the tunnel construction". They are identical except for a space, yet they have opposite meanings.

[@zombl337og]

@@itsROMPERS... American English is very contextual

[@itsROMPERS...]

@@zombl337og That's true, but this isn't a case of context. "Apart" and "a part" are literally opposite in meaning, regardless of context. It's pretty weird, that's for sure, but it's true.

[@Jumpedoffthecrops]

Fucking badass bro

[@itsROMPERS...]

@@dadadidadadam weird!

[@hachchicken]

The Öresundsbridge created a new environment around the bridge pillars for clamps

[@E500Match]

The fact that the Technical Director, Jens Ole Kaslund, first mentions communication between working crews when talking about what they learned so far, makes me trust this project. And the production quality on this channel is top notch. Thanks to everyone involved in the creation of these videos!

[@david.]

This project will have a huge impact on central-northern Europe. I can’t wait to travel to Sweden by train within a day. I‘m sure it’s like you said, that once it’s there, we would never want it differently. Awesome video!

[@RafaelW8]

As a Pole, same!

[@jan10916f]

To be fair, the ferry isn't too slow either. You can get from Hamburg to Stockholm in about 10h iirc

[@petezrioka]

This is one of those videos that makes me sit and marvel that it's free. It's so well-researched, expertly produced and presented that I feel like I should be paying for it. Exceptional work.

[@gwilwilliams5831]

I don’t like being in tunnels. Thank you but I’ll take the 500 mile detour.

[@samposyreeni]

In fact this sort of stuff is why I *am* paying for Premium and so presumably KZbin B1M. Awesome, in the bigger sense of the word.

[@andyelliott3198]

In essence you are paying him and the B1M for this video because you are viewing their content. More views of B1M and Tomorrows Build (B1M sister channel) content equal more income from KZbin adsense, KZbin Premium and sponsorship deals, the channels will have a healthy profit margin, Fred and everyone else working for the channels will be on a decent salary.

[@brkbtjunkie]

@Repent and believe in Jesus Christ thanks for the unsolicited bible versus 😂😂😂

[@ericperry4379]

I agree,I feel very lucky!!

[@ainonainpg3d799]

The woman at 21:00 says later on that we shouldn’t transform this spot in a transport hub. But does she realise that the ferry terminal with cars and trains already is a pretty big transport hub? And the tunnel is gonna be very very near that ferry terminal.

[@GermanGreetings]

A giant project. I am proud of our scandinavian neighbours. Thanks to the B1M Team for this brillant documentation !

[@k7u5r8t4]

@RepentandbelieveinJesusChrist Somebody is expressing their gratitude towards their geografical neighbours. And YOUR response to that is "repent"?????

[@uweinhamburg]

I'm old, but i hope to live long enough to use this great project a few times - future generations will ask why it hasn't been build much earlier! Fantastic what humans can achieve when they work together!

[@elwoodbluesmorris2120]

I am amazed that the future generations are allowing it. Where are all the protesters?

[@spaceman081447]

@@elwoodbluesmorris2120 RE: "I am amazed that the future generations are allowing it. Where are all the protesters?" Life is all about change. Environmentalists are usually just neo-Luddites.

[@gregortidholm]

Your productions are amazingly well done and produced! Also, the fact that you present various arguments for and against this type of project adds to the value for me as a viewer. A fantastic presentation indeed!

[@kenwha3625]

Terrific story, unknown of by most of us in Texas. Quite comprehensive, well written, photographed and produced, covering the major and extreme elements of this project while adding significant irony towards the end with the telling of a story of a 60 year old bridge being the first water crossing of the area, its construction being resisted, and how locals now fear losing upkeep, maintenance, and the possible declining future of this sentimental "relic" at the expense of the new Mega Tunnel. Better than a 60 Minutes piece!

[@chrischris1722]

Unknown by most of us in Europe too, don't worry.

[@namenamename390]

1:39 I want you to know that this clip is from the German _satirical_ programme "Extra 3", so when the host says "It isn't clear wether the positive consequences of this project outweigh the negative ones", it's a segue to a clip of them extensively making fun of the tunnel.

[@BikeHelmetMk2]

Fred, your production quality has gone skyward. The way that you tell stories is as marvellous as the stories themselves. I really appreciate the effort that you and your team are putting into these recent documentaries! They are truly deserving of that classification. All the best to you & everyone.

[@savon1999]

Kingdom diamond made a excellent play,that captures kingdom Spade enforcer

[@kipbrown1549]

BS //////////////////////////////////////////////

[@alexanderelfsten9036]

Fully agree!

[@DM-yj9qf]

better than anything on Discovery Channel today

[@TheB1M]

Thank you so much!! ✊

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Honestly so true. And they have an entire network's worth of budget while B1M had to think about the algorithm eyc

[@chriswhite2738]

@@user-op8fg3ny3j You can’t buy the passion Fred and the team have for the subject

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

@@chriswhite2738 💯. I'm honestly curious how such a small team can pull of all the logistics?

[@kingbeastie]

This is a fascinating project. What a feat of engineering - wow! You've presented the project so well, explained where and why this is being built. Explained the issues and decided upon solution (and why), then managed to get across the sheer scale of the whole thing. It's so interesting. Finally you've not ignored the environmental concerns and issues being raised, presenting pros, cons and concerns without bias. Great work, more of this content please! 👏

[@cleetorres1351]

I agree

[@garethmarshall7724]

Wow. You keep hitting new levels with your content, Fred. I had no idea this project was underway, I’m so thankful to you and the team for your hard work. Brilliant video!

[@belledetector]

Superb coverage of this underappreciated mega project. The Danes really have something to offer the world, when it comes to engineering and know-how, particularly within bridge and tunnel construction. Not bad for a country with 2/3 the population of London.

[@hunt9087]

In general i feel my country is going good with public transport, transport in general annddd the climate is something we care about and are working hard to save by engineering new solutions.

[@Holse_]

@@hunt9087 Exept letbanen in odense

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The sheer number of things that have to be taken into account on these kinds of projects is just anxiety-inducing. The words of the on-site directors about how they learn on the site since there is no manual to these kinds of things make you really think about every single aspect. From simply transporting the goods, casting the parts and moving things around the site to monitoring the sediments movements and carbon emissions. Thousands of hours of just thoughts and planning to keep the project in an orderly fashion from start to finish. Ventures like these are what I consider to be the peak of society's achievements. Great work on the documentary and massive respect to anyone working on the project.

[@annemaria5126]

👍

[@OmmerSyssel]

Danes are often masters of improvisation, while still creating world class results leaving positive impact on the whole ... 🇩🇰😇✌🏻🇩🇰

[@claesgustafsson5879]

Well made video! Living in Malmö, the Öresund bridge has made a huge impact on the region. People working on both sides travelling daily and the easy access to the Copenhagen Airport is just great. I actually drove from Malmö to Hamburg this summer, not using the ferry between Rödby - Puttgarden. It took around six hours. I think this tunnel will have a huge impact on the region, and it will reduce the travelling time from six hours to around three hours.

[@andreflindttyrrell31]

Same the bridge is nice, makes a trip to malmø for shopping ect very fast.

[@DeirdreMcNamara]

I've read about Malmo - world wide reputation as a once beautiful tourist resort, and now a no go area for police and emergency workers alike.

[@ConnorShea]

I hope that videos like this one will have follow-ups eventually, where Fred revisits the site a few years into construction (or even after completion!) and updates us on the projects :) Might trigger a spike in views on the older, original videos as well.

[@DC9848]

The consturction site will definitely be landscaped, trees planted. The tunnel will decrease kilometers driven and make train travel actually attractive to replace short haul flights from Denmark/Sweden to Central-Europe

[@mfaizsyahmi]

Yep. The opposition is just NIMBYism taking the form of environmentalism.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

How many short haul flights is equivalent to the amount or c02 emitted building this!.

[@petrhajduk9955]

@@Robert-cu9bm Given a short-haul flight would produce about 12 tons of CO2, you would need about 160 000 flights if the claim about 2Mt of CO2 was right. If you replace 10 flights a day which is realistic you would need about 43 years to offset it. And this tunnel will hopefully also pull some people from cars, although it still offers four lanes for new ones.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@petrhajduk9955 But the short haul flights also carries hundred of people. Lots of those hundreds of people will now be in cars using the tunnel creating more co2. Just running the tunnel adds c02 onto the initial amount.

[@Robert-cu9bm]

@@petrhajduk9955 Then the tunnel also creates usage that would not have done in the first case. People who weren't going to fly or travel to either country now have an incentive to do so. Therefore creating more c02 that they would have without the tunnel.

[@Wayclarke]

As a person who often have to travel between Germany and Sweden I'm very excited about how much this will cut off of travel times.

[@tijs1886]

Most likely, Deutsche Bahn will operate the line, we all know what that means

[@WingingItCrypto]

@@tijs1886 I don't, can you elaborate?

[@tijs1886]

@@WingingItCrypto Deutsche Bahn is famously known for its delays and canceled services

[@kebrl]

@@tijs1886 I can't imagine them being any worse than Swedish SJ

[@papaquonis]

@@tijs1886 The current Copenhagen-Hamburg line with several trains daily is operated by DSB, the Danish equivalent of DB. There’s also a more infrequent night train service Stockholm-Berlin, which is operated by the private Swedish company Snälltoget. I could be wrong, but I don’t think Deutsche Bahn has expressed any interest in going to Scandinavia so far.

[@rebeccawinter472]

2.5° include doesn’t equal 2.5% incline but rather a 0.694% incline. You should correct that!

[@hen-rex]

This is a love letter to engineering. I never thought I would experience this on KZbin of all places. Great quality work going on at this channel. Keep up the good work!

[@j.4941]

I agree, this is probably the most balanced, broad and well-thought-through video about this I’ve ever seen.

[@kipbrown1549]

BS ///////////////////////////////////////////

[@GabrielPettier]

If you like this kind of content, you might love the practical engineering channel. There is actually quite a lot of good content about engineering on youtube, as there are about almost anything :).

[@hen-rex]

@@GabrielPettier I already subscribe to that one :).

[@chrisdavies3898]

@@GabrielPettiersubbed. Thanks

[@XcZuNiTy]

If it wasn’t for amazing journalists like you, Americans like me would never know things like this actually exist. It’s absolutely astounding!

[@mercetajs]

im from EU and i didnt know :)

[@kingbeastie]

I'm in Scotland and this is the first I've heard about this, it's fascinating. Don't put yourself down, you've found this video, you're here watching and learning like the rest of us. 👍

[@ohhi5237]

nobody in europe even knows NOR CARES, its 1 tunnel to 1 island that had more than 1 ferry before, NOBODY GIVES A SHIT

[@Just_another_Euro_dude]

I assure you that ABSOLUTE MAJORITY of the Europeans don't have a fckin CLUE about anything related to other parts of Europe. The language divide is huge in Europe plus no European ever cares about what's going on in other European countries.

[@RaginMunchkin]

I am working on the signaling system on the Danish side, and my team will eventually participate in testing the train in that tunnel. Incidentally, I happen to be in the background at the 12:51 mark, because I was visiting the museum the day you were shooting. This is an amazing project, and seeing your documentary on it makes me realize even more how crazy it is, and how lucky I am to be (albeit very remotely) involved in it Thanks for a great program 👍 🙂

[@BigBisalreadytaken]

Do you know how they intend to handle water leaks?

[@Its-Just-Zip]

​@@BigBisalreadytaken probably the same way it's handled in other tunnels of this design. Monitoring, patching, and even replacing entire segments if that's needed because a segment has become too damaged to patch up. The tech behind the system is not new, the only revolutionary part of this project is the scale which is much less of an issue once the initial construction is completed

[@denn120]

How far are the plans for the Daniosh signalling system? I work for DB as a signaller and as of now the old signal box in Puttgarden is still in use. As far as I know DB is plannig an electronic signalbox and RBC in Lübeck. What are DSB's plans?

[@RaginMunchkin]

@@denn120 I know the signal system inside the tunnel is being designed, and some test cases are already prepared. Femern is doing it and I haven't been privy to many details yet, but the work is definitely started. On the Danish side, up to the tunnel, it is included in the planning for the nation-wide upgrading of the signaling system. Standard ERTMS stuff, level 2 so far

[@Th3Siam]

@@Its-Just-Zip is that an eve onlin pfp

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

As Italian🇮🇹 I want to say one thing. The Scan Med corridor goes through the Strait of Messina (the water between the boot and Sicily) and Italian government is getting ready to build a suspension bridge with the longest central span. (Actually the record is 2023m, Messina bridge will be 3300m with a height around 400m.)

[@rojavabashur6455]

How fast can i take a train from northern Sweden to Sicily then? :)

[@teriod100]

That bridge is really necessary between Sicily and Italy. But this project between Germany Island and Danemark isn't

[@rojavabashur6455]

@@teriod100 How is it not lol? There are 20 million people travelling to mainland Europe going to use it. How is that Sicily bridge more necessary? What?

[@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks.]

@@rojavabashur6455 they’re both necessary. There isn’t one more necessary than the other one.

[@rojavabashur6455]

@@HeresTheGenZFlorentineFolks. How many live on Sicily lol and what natural resources they have? Whats the GDP of Sicily?

[@karstenjohansen6881]

So fare all these projects around Denmark - bridges and tunnels - has left a better and improved enviroment 😊🇩🇰🇩🇰

[@asdf3568]

When they built the Oresund bridge (Sweden - Denmark) the environmentalists were saying the same thing. But in the end, the outcome was that improved the health of the Baltic sea.

[@zion3335]

basically environmentalism today has devolved into anti humanism, they are basically leftist and they want total destruction of all humanity...that's their goal...whatever is done its not enough for them...yet they are blind to developments in china...

[@dykam]

On the other hand, the project might've taken more care to consider the environment because of environmentalist. The goal isn't always to block a project, but rather to ensure that it's done in the best way.

[@asdf3568]

@@dykam Yeah, those are the rational environmentalists.

[@frederikjrgensen252]

@@chemicalfrankie1030 Sometimes people complain for no reason and when the project is finished most people end up loving it. The tunnel has very very few downsides. The upsides in my opinion outweigh the few downsides of the project. People also wanted to stop the great belt bridge. But today most of the opponents of that bridge could not live without it.

[@indahooddererste]

Its typicly the german attitude to environmental projects. "YE ITS NICE BUT NOT IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD".

[@rizkisyarif14]

The production of this video is just on whole another level! Props to you guys and I'm hoping for the best for all the people behind this channel. Keep it up!

[@Mr.Unacceptable]

The best propaganda is.

[@shanecottrell1946]

I must echo this comment. Some mainstream broadcasters would struggle to produce such content. Great work 👏

[@theadventureists8673]

Minus the sound mixing though. Yikes.

[@Englishabc1]

Fred, I wish this was available in the 1980s. This was when I was in construction. As it is, you're doing a fantastic job bringing the high production values expected these days to an industry that affects all our lives! Long may you continue doing what you are doing! Wonderful!

[@Englishabc1]

@Zarkiola Indeed, I am proud of Fred's achievements! I'd love such an opportunity myself on another project, perhaps based in the UK.

[@ncard00]

Up the video quality to 4K60fps, it looks awful on a big TV. Also, this tunnel should’ve been built with 4 rail tracks and no car lanes, that would really benefit the environment. But I don’t think highways will truly disappear before a giant climate disaster happens, and people start realizing how serious the issue actually is…

[@gasad01374]

i like how one of the people is saying "were concerned about the emissions" and the other is saying "were concerned that it looks ugly"

[@annaredding]

I love the enthusiasm of the engineers responsible for the build. ❤️

[@basby76]

Really loving this channel lately, been having a bit of time off work because of surgery and covid so been watching it quite a bit! So much so I’ve hit the bell icon now 😊

[@herculesrockefeller8969]

This channel is nuts. The projects they present, the issues surrounding their construction, and the production values all add up to a superior infotainment experience. Fred is a great presenter, and this content could easily be on any “ real” TV channel anywhere. Great job, B1M!

[@CarstenSvendsen]

Wow, what a channel discovery. Thanks algorithm. Also this was about something happening in my country that I've wondered about my whole life. Glad to see it's becoming a reality!

[@joeeichinger]

The quality of your documentaries lately has been absolutely incredible, especially with the on-site content. Keep up the amazing work!

[@javierph]

In my hometown we have a similar kind of tunnel, construction was actually very similar to this one in Denmark. It was built in the 60' and is probably still the most complex engineering work ever done in Argentina. It goes until 32 mts. deep and has almost 2,4 km tubed section under the river soil. A consortium of three companies was in charge of the project, Hochtief and Vianini plus an argentine one. It completely changed the lives of both cities, for better.

[@Koenigsegg17]

Great work on this video - clearly a ton of effort went into making it, from the research, video editing, logistics of getting on the sites, interviewing people and exceptional writing as always. Keep up the great work B1M! Thank you.

[@JJONNYREPP]

The Insane Scale of Europe’s New Mega-Tunnel 0858am 21.1.23 do the danes know they're forking out for this? if so, i wonder how long it'll take for the toll charges to claw back their initial outlay?

[@airbornemike380]

I love this episode, love how you're on the point in every way and despite clear negligence by oceangate, you still present their flaws respectfully without trying to ridicule. Great video!!!

[@bruceatkinson5357]

No, no! We must be politically correct or woke. With today's communication options, what is the need to travel?

[@tommysaxman]

HAHA. The world’s airlines, cruise and rail companies are trembling with fear. LOL After taking the fairy at Puttgarden a few times to get to my Danish relatives, I’d pay good money to use that tunnel.

[@tommysaxman]

If I live that long….

[@wile123456]

You're drowning in culture war nonsense

[@alanalmo5834]

Spot-on! As a retired Chartered Civil Engineer, I was always peeved that people thought Architects built bridges etc. But it seems it has taken an architect to do what many civil engineers find difficult, to explain the complexities, in lay-mens terms of a large infrastucture project.

[@cambell-yi2gh]

Plenty of architects are structural engineers as well.

[@rwandaforever6744]

I was born and raised on Fehmarn. My father was a construction worker of the Fehmarn sound bridge in the 60s. I went to school on the island and only left to study. I came back quite often to visit friends and family. That said, most people living on Fehmarn their whole life don't mind the fixed crossing. It's rather those that came from somewhere else, visited often as tourists and later in life decided to move here to retire. It started with the wind mills in the 80s and 90s. Farmers on Fehmarn build them and it not only turned out to be ecologically sound, but also made the, some money. More were built. When I came back, I often heard people complain about how this destroys the "nice view" of the island. They valued the looks more than the environment, which is a common theme. And even when they mention the environment, it's not about preserving it for its own sake...but for tourism. Oh, woe us, when this convenient environment is challenged...what will happen to the bunch of tourists? Just ask people living on Fehmarn for their whole life about the tourists and they will give you an earful of stories^^ Of course, they bring money to the island, but they also bring a lot of pollution and traffic and are the ones not caring about the environment in the first place. Whatever changes this projects will bring to the marine environment will be minimal and temporary. The planet does not care about structures. After covering the tunnel, sedimentation will fill the gaps withing months. The Baltic Sea is rough in autumn and winter, sediments are disturbed during high winds anyway. The Scandinavians are not as timid and fearful of change as the Germans are. Thankfully, they are in charge of the project ;-). Unfortunately, the Autobahn and railways between Fehmarn and Lübeck are build by Germany. This will take a lot longer than 2029. I remember the small part of the A1/E47 between Oldenburg and Heiligenhafen being built. It took AGES!!! for expanding it from one lane per direction to two lanes on those 15km...on dry land. And due to some bankruptcy and court involvements and environmental injunctions it would not go forward for years. It's a mess. Take the new railway construction: Due to stupid planning, they will not build the new route while maintaining the old rails until they connect them. Nope, they stopped all rail traffic between Neustadt (about halfway between Fehmarn and Lübeck) and Fehmarn this August until...2029!!!!! You can take a bus now, which can fit 75 people and will go every hour. This will drive people to go by car to Fehmarn and beyond, because nobody wants to change from train to bus and back to train and probably wait a bunch of time, because more that 75 people were on that train. I thought this was a joke when I heard it the first time, but it is not. This is why you should avoid Germany when it comes to construction. They will chose the worst ideas for solutions, trying to fit in even the most dumb ideas and concerns and in the end doom the project. If you want to see efficiency and ability fit for the future you have to look north. Scandinavia is the front runner when it comes to integrating renewable energy concepts in a way that will help build a better future. Solar and wind is not fought against, but welcomed as a source of new jobs. Germans are worryguts and very conservative which will stall projects. The tunnel will be built and it will end on the German side in a big construction site way beyond 2029...

[@ms-jl6dl]

Why such skepticism against german engineering skills they've just built Berlin airport in less than 30 years,and are successfully rebuilding their autobahns for the last 70 years, since the allied bombardment. Next year they'll be finished so I heard. And please keep cheap environmental propaganda out of this.

[@tomsandall5951]

It's the typical nimby archetype

[@help8help]

@@ms-jl6dl So it took the vaunted German engineers only 30 years to build an airport? Give them another 30 years and they’ll build planes to go with the airport!

[@INeedsMoneys]

This is a WALL of text if i ever seen one. God have mercy!

[@maximilianvonhulewicz9047]

True that. Told my Chinese about this project being bigger than Hong Kong - Macau. She just asked me:“but when will it be finished?“

[@Hurricane0721]

Immersed tunnels have been successfully built in a number of locations around the world. However, almost all existing immersed tunnels were built across protected waters, such as a harbor or a bay. Building an immersed tunnel up to 40 meters deep across a stormy stretch of open water on the Baltic Sea is an immersed tunnel on a completely different level compared to any other immersed tunnel in the world!

[@MattPuxty]

What about the Channel Tunnel? That goes as deep as 115 metres at some points

[@davidbrettle4547]

@@денисбаженов-щ1б This project is going to cost €8billion? The channel tunnel cost the same at todays costs. Can someone please explain to me why Dido Harding couldn't build 4.5 of these. After all she took £37billion of our cash. What on earth was it supposedly spent on in an 18 month period ? It took hundreds of the worlds top scentists 20 years to put a vehicle on Mars. The entire project cost £4 billion! So I ask again, where is our money Dido?

[@juliansadler6263]

@@денисбаженов-щ1б The Channel Tunnel was built by public subscription. Of course large investors put in much more but my £250 helped build it.

[@martinb4272]

It's all about the immersion!

[@juliansadler6263]

@@денисбаженов-щ1б The IPO had a minimum subscription of £250 which is all I could afford at the time. I sold my shares at the top and made a 50% return. I deal in hundreds not billions the World I live in.

[@bill5974]

I worked on the Ground Investigation for this a few years ago, drilling boreholes across the water there. It was a very interesting idea and closer to home, the extension of the Tyne Tunnel in North East England was constructed in a similar fashion.

[@RNemy509]

As an American, I marvel at the construction projects that have been and are currently being accomplished. European engineers, workers, etc are world class!

[@silentservant_]

We need this so badly here in America

[@wilsan806]

@@silentservant_ As a dane, this project is very costly, and the public as well as the politicians want to see a return. I'm sure the US will adapt if the incentive is large enough, however it seems that americans prefer (possibly smaller) private transport and FAR less taxes, over massive tunnels, railways and bridges.

[@kilabanana9315]

@@wilsan806 "Like to see a return"...dude, they created a fucking star. Live a little.

[@AI-qd4vb]

@@wilsan806 bro, 7 billions are pennies considering the projected profit for this link. This can facilitate and boost exports for Denmark in the very immediate future. It wasnt done sooner because of technical reasons, not monetary.

[@andrewl5272]

~100€ toll for a car to use the tunnel? Will people be happy to pay that?

[@navsnylter9020]

the engineering on this project is just insane, as a Norwegian, i am very happy to see this in denmark! Hope ill get to drive throu it some day in the future. Well made doc sir!

[@anmordal-swe2203]

When building the Öresund Bridge, there was a lot of environmentalist protesting the project. Excavating the bottom of the sund was limited and constantly monitored to minimize impact. Today we know that the bridge actually created a reef and good breeding ground for mussels and small fish. The foundation of concrete, the man made island has created a whole Eco system. I'm pretty confident environment is not a looser even in this project.

[@clairedionne559]

When man thinks with the equal components of his brain, heart, skill and a real and genuine sensitivity towards allowing Nature to remain our guide for survival, nothing can stop him from creating the most unthinkable and durable structure. We can!

[@emptyforrest]

these people dont actually dont care about the ecology. they just dont want to live next to a construction site, or they complain for the sake of complaining. this is nothing new and have happened for even the slighest things. there is litterly nothing in the world that there isnt atleast somone that oppose it.

[@SioxerNikita]

The constant ferries back and forth was actually worse for the local ecology

[@Sianistic]

One thing to note is that there is already plans underway as to what to use the main construction site/factory for when they're done building the tunnel elements for Fehmarn belt, including 'tailored' IMT elements to other projects, and Immersed Foundations for offshore wind-farms

[@almasysephirot4996]

They should build more of these for other parts of Europe that may need it, and ship the elements elsewhere. There are probably plenty of need around the Scandinavian archipelagos.

[@almasysephirot4996]

Also, are these tunnels safer from sabotage or other war harm than bridges? Could they act as a sort of backup for already existing bridge links?

[@dueller29]

As someone who has lived very close to Rødbyhavn and has visited the center for learning about the project and watching it being build, i hope they ask to use this video. It explains so much so well and would be great when they don't have enough guides. It also add a lot of great video showing everything, which they dont have as much of at the visiting center. It would be a great addition to all their models

[@migz8024]

These videos are extremely well done and so entertaining/informative to watch! As a current electrical engineer my hat goes off to all the mechanical engineers, construction works, technicians and all involved on making this massive project possible. A true feat of engineering!

[@jishnubordoloi1205]

Aren't electrical engineering involved in this?

[@Vero2yu]

If it was a ''true feat'' they would have found a way to make it Sustainable for the wildlife and the nature in general from the very first step of planning, so no, it is not.

[@carrickrichards2457]

The Conwy estuary A55 road tunnel was a very early example of the sunk 'tube' tunnel. What was revolutionary at that time is mature tech now

[@scfmoe]

Great Video! I expected a short video about a mega project like some of your former videos and got a nearly 30-minute documentary with different perspectives and great shots! Love it!

[@shahriarhaque915]

It was 30 minutes?

[@REDSHlFT]

Engineer in the US here and my company has a division in Denmark that I happen to work with routinely. Love the Danes, great people and great Engineering tradition for such a relatively small country! I hope this project work out very well for them!

[@b.v.nielsen8714]

C'mon, we are not a relatively small country, just small. On the other hand, we've big brains, and the Viking spirit to make it work. Anyway, thanks for the nice words. 😊❤️🇩🇰

[@REDSHlFT]

@@b.v.nielsen8714 lol bro, relatively small just mean small compared to many countries. To me at least, Denmark is relatively small with a population less than NYC alone. Nothing bad about ‘relatively small’ maybe you misunderstand or it means something different to you? Either way, I’ve been to Denmark twice and love it. Great place, great people, history, culture, and great Engineering…despite having so few people compared to the US for example.

[@b.v.nielsen8714]

@@REDSHlFT Nah, just joking. Glad you like my country. 😊🇩🇰

[@REDSHlFT]

@@b.v.nielsen8714 Love it, several friends in Denmark, those are my boys and they love to drink great beer too 😂

[@seanogallchoir3237]

Expect the fact they had a EU Commissioner from Denmark who gave funding. More tunnel or linear vision on Non Linear planet.

[@deadlyace1231]

I appreciate all the hard work that went into producing this documentary. I really enjoyed watching the animations explaining how Denmark is building this amazing engineering project. Look forward to more of your projects.

[@MetDaan2912]

Really well done mate! You presented a balanced view of the project, citing both pro- and opponents, while still being respectful to both. Also, it's just very cool that you got access to the site!

[@cinematiccrisis]

Kudos to Denmark from Germany! This is just mind blowing.

[@DeccaOnline]

As a german Iam more than happy, that you featured this project on your channel. Awesome work and the quality is extraordinary!

[@TheJon2442]

Let's hope that they are not using fax machines for communication or three people to do one job thus ensuring delays etc. As seen every day in Germany...... Businesses.. health insurance and medical services etc!

[@frederikjrgensen252]

@@TheJon2442 No fax machines in Denmark

[@ahlsn7346]

As a Swede I'm soo looking forward to this tunnel! It will make it so much easier to travel to Germany, Austria, Italy etc with car.

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Remember to drop by in Denmark on your way. There is more to it than Copenhagen.

[@b.v.nielsen8714]

@@charisma-hornum-fries No, no, no. It's a swede. "NothIng to see here, move on". 🤣❤️🇩🇰

[@Guranga93]

@@b.v.nielsen8714 Things to do in denmark. Nr.1 Leave.

[@johnd5398]

@@b.v.nielsen8714 lol and my comment was going to be "hence, the reason the Germans are against it."

[@Eldiran1]

it work the other way around . As a french , i would like to go to sweden (and danmark) quicker . i went as far a kiel and the canal here is huge (3th biggest canal of the world). Like the conclusion of the video said , we forget the massive amount of work certain project needed to be finished and take them for granted .

[@DarkRendition]

The quality of these documentaries is a HUGE leap above anything else on KZbin. In fact, its composition is even better than the famed BBC documentaries. Great transitions, simple hands-on examples, lovely intonation of narration...

[@BeatzaRollz]

Ai could never

[@kalleklp7291]

We love our neighbors, be it Sweden, Norway, or Germany. :) This is a once-in-a-century investment to connect us all together. Having already built the Storebæltsbro and the Øresundforbindelse, the Fehmarntunnel will be the icing on the cake! An engineering challenge, but with joint forces, I'm confident we will succeed.

[@nipander11]

I hope we in Finland will eventually make the Finland-Estonia tunnel a reality. It would connect us to mainland Europe and the European rail network. China actually ja offered to do it as part of its One road one belt investment project, but the proposal was not satisfying.

[@User0resU-1]

Probably should fix nordstream while you're at it.

[@fujin09]

@@nipander11 even if the proposal would have been satisfying, best to stay far from chinese mingling in national and international western infrastructure ( among many other crucial societal elements)

[@guerreiro943]

Totally agree. As an European, it is time for us to brush national differences aside and be more connected to each other. I can understand the concerns by the residents but on the long-term making train travel faster and easier is bound to be a net win not just for the economy, but for the environment itself.

[@TobiasLA]

Really liked the way to think, I also see the beauty of the great neighborhood and enriching exchange and cooperation, cant understand all the hatecsll around. Appreciate open minded fellows like you guys. Cheers from germany

[@swecreations]

23:08 as a Swede you're 100% spot on about this, having recently bought an apartment in Italy, the idea of flying to there is a pretty sad one to me, current rail connections makes this trip take a little more than 24 hours by rail, and is what makes me so excited by this project. This and all the new connections that will come from it will make taking the train to my apartment even more feasible. (As I'll still be taking it regardless haha, so much more comfortable).

[@northernhemisphere4906]

How long will it take after this project completion?

[@w8stral]

Ah, retired people with a snowbird home in Italy. Mountains of time on their hands to waste on trains for 3X the cost instead of planes... Brilliant! Why not just take the LONG route then? Why do you care if it is 24 hours by train or 26 hours by train?

[@pippaknuckle]

Right now it makes sense - it's needed for this guy to get to his holiday apartment.

[@swecreations]

@@northernhemisphere4906 Well the shortening of the route will remove 1.5 hours, but the biggest issue right now is not length but lack of direct high-speed connections. When this is completed a lot more people will be taking the same route as me and that can slash many hours from the time it takes for me to travel there as there will be less stops and less switching between trains and a higher average speed.

[@assassinlexx1993]

You live in a tiny country. This job is moving ahead as fast as a glacier. You will freeze in the dark. If you think some windmill. Will keep even the lights on.

[@omgnuub]

I really like the fact that this is a channel focused on engineering (with all the bias that comes with that) that still factor in and interview the people who are against or are concerned about the project. Not just "Oh my how cool is this?"

[@RoskinGreenrake]

A bridge is more fun to build yourself than a tunnel but no one gives a sht about us, and no one gives a sht about making stupid things with short lifespans just so that more pigs can procreate and investors profit. In my opinion it's deliberately made like this to help us realise that dying in war is not the worst option for us.

[@siamzero9480]

Even if there are complete nonsense

[@almasysephirot4996]

Siamzero I mean, I can understand that lady. If the whole thing could be brought through the island in the same tunnel would preserve that little German paradise for them. We build everything in, and how is our continent going to look like? (Despite my fond admiration to create this link that I just can’t not be excited about knowing it’s happening)

[@TheVirtualObserver]

As much as I sympathize with the environmentalists protesting the construction of the tunnel, I deeply disagree with their goal. This tunnel will mean less ships need to cross to carry cargo and more trains can make the journey. Plus more people will be able to take rail to their final destinations, ultimately cutting down on CO2 emissions.

[@SALSN]

In less than half an hour you have given me a much deeper understanding of the project, than the last decade and a half of Danish news have.

[@onewomanarmy6451]

I still remember the first time my family took the Öresundsbron instead of the ferry. We went to Germany from Sweden atleast two times a year for vacation and I always looked forward to the ferries. Even as a ferry lover I was in awe the first time we drove onto the new bridge. It was massive, looked beautiful and as a kid, my mind went wild trying to figure out how the under water tunnel was made. I had a very similar feeling of awe when I took the train over the bridge the first time even though I was a teen by then. It's been a joy seeing the man made islands flora expand and see how much easier many peoples lifes has become. This new project will come with good, bad and neutral consequences and although some can be foreseen, many simply can't be. I still belive this project will end up helping more than it's harming and I can't wait for the awe I will feel the first time I travel through this mindblowing feat of engineering.

[@OmmerSyssel]

I remember closely following upset environmentalists when Øresundsbroen were discussed, and final plans settled. Endless pages with arguments from different specialists on Professor level. As far as I know, not one single of these highly qualified specialists well argumented /documented concerns came true! Some concerns about negative influence on nature and society turned out completely opposite, or at least easily compensated during natural human flexibility and adaption. Since then I realised some experts might be highly qualified academics, but not necessarily connected to an ever changing complex reality. 😎

[@Bruintjebeer6]

The ferry took a long time but i have fun memories of the ferry. But for the economy things are better and are going to be much better.

[@troychampion]

How awesome it would be to have the honor to work on a project like this. I have worked on many bridge building projects and levees, culverts, houses, and stores. I loved my work and had a great honor and pride in the work.. A levee I helped be a part of saved a small town in Kansas from a flood. The river rose while we were building the levee, it held when flooding hit rising to within 6 inches of the top, We were heroes in that small town, but largely the work I did was taken for granted. I thought of it as a wonderful service to mankind in the area. I was often underpaid, Worked in conditions that were dangerous, and or harsh on a regular basis. Always working long hours, and much of the work was physically demanding. I never felt better in my life.

[@veramae4098]

Davenport, Iowa has made the decision not to build levees on the Mississippi River. I lived there for about 20 years. Businesses / residences are slowly being moved to higher ground or raised in place. Or planned and remodeled so their bottom floor can be flooded but easily cleaned and restored. (Well, not "easy" but easier than moving the building or abandoning it.) An extensive series of parks along the riverside is growing. In other words, a flood zone. Includes the city's "B" level baseball team park. It's been figured this costs about the same as building a levee, without the danger of a levee break and preserves the waterfront. Oh, and there are 2 restaurants and gambling casinos on boats moored in place but of course they can float up with any flood. Beautiful city.

[@theexchipmunk]

2:30 Spending holidays sailing with my parents I got to experience the Øresund Bridge in a way not many get to see it as a young teen and it was a very memeorable and spectacular experience. The bridge is just long enough that at a day with not compleatly clear athmosphere no land is visible. So you are sailing in the waterway in the middle of that body of water, and suddenly this monumentous construction just materialises from thin air, quickly growing to proportions that absolutely drawf you in your smal sailing ship. It really has a unreal component to it. There you are, in what appears to be open water, and then there is this gigantic bridge.

[@lisette2060]

Ohøj, just be aware of drunk RuZZian captains, otherwise it should be a safe passage.. 🌬️⛵

[@keithwood6459]

18:56 It's so amazing. He's walking in slow motion but talking at full speed. We really have learned a lot!

[@Nipponi]

😂

[@tomtomrl229]

Legends say that he's still walking trough the tunnel to this day

[@timdunk7278]

you wasted 18 minutes of watching something uninteresting to you. Interesting... Keith

[@keithwood6459]

@@timdunk7278 You're wrong. I actually enjoyed the video and got a lot out of it. I just found that part funny.

[@frederikbh1]

Denmark, similar to Switzerland, is a small country with big engineering ambitions. I am shocked at the scale of this project. Insane.

[@johndododoe1411]

Not just ambition. Decades of experience building bridges around the world. In the 20th century, Danish entrepreneurs and engineering companies built lots of bridges around the world.

[@darrenowen3338]

I'm shocked by the low cost. 7 billion Euros?

[@GeoDiaryTV]

They are the long-termers. The credit should go to long-term planners/thinkers.

[@HenrikMadsen_]

Its bcs both Denmark and Switzerland are communist countries, dont tell anybody, not even a soul.. lol *Sarcasm*

[@_blank-_]

@@darrenowen3338 The World Cup in Qatar costs 220 BILLION.

[@Clarence_Oddbody]

$7.5 billion sounds really low for a project of this size.

[@speedbrake22]

It was probably the number required to get a pass in parliament and will probably be exceeded 1.5-2x

[@jonatanolsen37]

The Öresund bridge was critized when it was built, but has been a great success. You can take the train from central malmö to central copenhagen in less than an hour, and it costs about 15 euro.

[@hanshougaard7152]

Wow! This is an amazing coverage of an amazing project. Came here by coincidence but was captivated for 28 minutes. Very well explained and well presented. Huge thumbs up for this video !

[@Cendrity]

It’s impossible to ignore the fact that the B1Ms quality has improved immensely over the last few months.

[@klausrasmussen2307]

Grade A work. This video is indistinguishable from a multi million dollar network production. I'm so happy that you got to see the awesome construction site. I'm looking forward to watching much more from you guys. And they say you can't learn anything from watching KZbin? Phfff.

[@janlandschof]

Seeing this video again after over a year it still is one of the best I’ve ever seen, especially for this project. As I live right there it also is incredible to see how much has changed at the construction site since this video was published

[@lisette2060]

Any positive impact from the large scale building site? I was impressed with how dull Rødbyhavn were, could hardly buy anything but from discount Lidl and second hand stores 👀🥱

[@freddiejackson7042]

Great video. Well-researched, balanced views, well produced and narrated. Newsworthy and educational. I enjoyed it and vowed at a relatively young 62 to live long enough to drive through it when it is finished lol. My father was an engineer and he would have loved and admired this project. Great job thank you.

[@buioso]

Italian here, at least now i know that people opposing big projects for basically no reason are everywhere

[@neeljavia2965]

Exactly.

[@Ray-lw2rh]

Yep, same with Norway

[@annabackman3028]

I wouldn't say "for no reason", but you have to be unprejudiced and weigh pros and cons. THERE'S where some people fail. They stare at what is closest to themselves, and are blind to the whole picture. That's not the same as "no reason". Also, many times it is possible to make adjustments to plans, if it's not only personal opinions, but hard facts, often about overlooked environmental issues. It's not a rare thing that politicians don't know everything about the area they want to build something on. That could be things that raise the costs of the project to the level it's not worth it. I have two small examples; The area where my relatives had their plot and house was to be 'modernized', and a new road was to be built, with that also the houses would be connected to the community water and sewer system (instead of private wells and tanks). The road was going to be going right over the well on my family's lot. We pointed out that to the politicians. The answer was "There's no well on the map". We replied "There IS a well, we have gotten our water from that well since 60 years back. It's a natural well, the water comes up from the ground, sometimes there is a pond there". "There is no such thing on the map." They had to rebuild a stretch of 50 meters twice, because it sank, almost like a giant pothole, filled with water... Second example. The city planned for three six stories apartment buildings where it was a not used football/soccer field, placed besides a hill, on two other sides had much higher ground, and a field with a creek running through on the fourth side. It looked like it was dug out, but in fact it was the opposite. It was a marsh, filled with sand, rocks and garbage from when the other buildings were raised 50-60 years earlier. This time the politicians were wiser. They took notice of what the locals told them, and made test drills. I spoke to the guy who led that, he said "It's like drilling in cheese. Build a six story house here, and you will have two stories above ground, and a four level basement". Still nothing built up there, 20 years later.