Nordhavnsvej

Infrastructure to a new city district

In the future, a new urban area will be developed in Nordhavn. Nordhavn is one of Copenhagen's largest urban development areas. The long-term plan for the area is to turn it into a new sustainable city district housing up to 40,000 people and work places.

The establishing of Nordhavnsvej is to secure a better infrastructure to Nordhavn by connecting the Helsingor motorway and Nordhavn. Also, it will relieve traffic from existing local streets on Østerbro and the inner city of Copenhagen.

When Nordhavnsvej is opening by end 2015, it will relive the local streets on Østerbro from 15,000 cars a day and create a direct connection to the new urban city district.

Facts about Nordhavnsvej

• Nordhavnsvej will be approximately 1,65 km with a 620 m. stretch of Cut & Cover tunnel.
• The road will have access to/exit from Helsingor motorway just North of Ryparken Station.
• The road continues along the railway and through the area at Svanemølle Barracks, goes under the tracks and ends up at Svanemølle Harbour.
• 2,5 km of noise barriers will be built along Nordhavnsvej and noise reducing pavement will be used.
• Nordhavnsvej will have two lanes in each direction and a 60 km/h speed limit. See the tracing of Nordhavnsvej
  

Aerial photo of the area and Nordhavnsvej in 2015 viewed from West

 

Aerial photo of the area and Nordhavnsvej in 2015 viewed from East

Cut & Cover tunnel

The cross section of the tunnel consists of 2 lanes in each direction.

The method used to construct a Cut & Cover tunnel:
A trench is excavated in the ground, and the tunnel is constructed in it. The trench is then carefully back-filled and the surface is reinstated. 

The tunnel runs under the barracks, under the North Line (Nordbanen) and the Coast Line (Kystbanen) continues under Strandvejen and all the way to Strandvænget where the road is connected to the existing road network.

Project schedule

It will take five years to build Nordhavnsvej. The construction of two railway bridges on the Circle Line North of Ryparken has already started. See the preliminary time schedule.