By Lynda Myer
The scheduled date for demolishing the element factory at Rodbyhavn on Lolland is following completion of the production of the tunnel elements for the Fehmarn Belt. Also a large, unified production area east of Rodbyhavn is formed by element factory, working harbor and a number of associated facilities.
Preservation of the production area is investigated in accordance with Infrastructure Plan 2035, from which it appears that Sund & Bælt has requested to investigate preservation of the element factory.
The EIA, which is Environmental Impact Assessment, has been completed by Femern A/S, a subsidiary of Sund & Bælt, and the report has been sent out for public consultation in the period 23/6-18/8 2023. The summary report and the overall report for the EIA is available here and here.
The environmental impact assessment deals with the environmental effects of preserving the segments factory, and the sustainability of preserving the large segments factory with associated working port, which will be able to ensure the cheapening of future infrastructure projects and jobs in Lolland and in the region in general.
In order to ensuring that residents and the cottage area are not exposed to noise during continued operation of the factory, the environmental measures planned so far, such as the noise level around the entire production area, will be preserved if it is decided politically to preserve the factory.
Including 58.4 ha of open nature and six water holes in the area around the element factory and on the new land areas, Femern A/S is obliged to establish a compensation nature as a result of the project’s environmental impacts, according to the original EIA approval of the project.
Responses to the public consultation on the environmental impact assessment can be submitted to the Swedish Transport Agency no later than 18 August 2023 to email vvm@trafikstyrelsen.dk, cctmsj@trafikstyrelsen.dk with reference to journal number 2022-096653.
On Wednesday 9 August, the 17 in the Bygherrecenteret in Rodbyhavn will host a citizens’ meeting by Sund & Bælt, so interested parties can obtain further information about the factory’s preservation and the results of the report. Registration takes place via Sund & Bælt’s website. Please state the number of participants. It will also be possible to participate online. This does not require registration.
