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| Contract |
| | Dredge Type: Dipper Dredge & Clamshell Dredge
Quantity: 10,500,000 cubic yards (8,000,000 cubic meters)
Duration: 1995-1999
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| Description |
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The road/rail Øresund Fixed Link joins Sweden and Denmark
via a 4-km tunnel, a 4-km artificial island (Peberholm), and an 8-km
cable-stayed bridge. The dredging and reclamation contract involved design,
dredging and construction of the tunnel trench, work harbors, navigation and
construction channels, compensation areas, and an artificial peninsula and
island. GLDD participated as a member of the Øresund Marine Joint Venture. The
project entailed:
- Dredging: 10,500,000 yd³ (8,000,000 m³)
- Stone Works: 2,200,000 tons (2,000,000 m tons)
- Fill, Island: 11,100,000 yd³ (8,500,000 m³)
- Fill, Peninsula: 3,900,000 yd³ (3,000,000 m³)
- 544-acre (220-hectare) dike-lined landfill
- Construction of 39,400 ft (12 km) of perimeter rock
revetments for the reclamation area
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