Copenhagen’s Lynetteholm island plan
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Denmark’s Parliament is to debate the construction of Lynetteholm – an artificial island in Copenhagen’s North Harbour. The massive engineering project would require an investment of over $3 billion*
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ØRESUND
Area of detail
5km 3 miles
AMAGER
Copenhagen Airport
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PROJECT DETAILS

Area: 2.8 square km 

Homes: Enough to house 35,000 people

Construction: Could begin as early as 2021 and continue until 2070

Transport: Tunnel to be built under harbour for metro line and new section of ring road

Flood protection: Project to include natural landscape barrier to defend island against storm surges
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Lynetteholm proposed area

Existing artificial island (Refshaleøen)

Existing water treatment works (to be relocated when Lynetteholm is complete)
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ØRESUND
DENMARK
Copenhagen
ØSTERBRO
Little Mermaid
NORDHAVN 
Lynetteholm artificial island
Trekroner
COPENHAGEN
City Hall
PRØVESTENEN 
CHRISTIANSHAVN

1km 0.6 miles
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Sources: Bloomberg, By & Havn, The Daily Scandinavian *20bn Danish crowns © GRAPHIC NEWS