High-speed rail over West Funen cuts travel time significantly

Urban Development & Mobility

High-Speed Railway Line across West Funen
West Funen, Denmark

A new 35 km long high-speed railway across West Funen will help reduce travel time between Denmark's largest cities. The track will pass through an area with many wind turbines and high-voltage power lines. At the same time, the area is characterized by a significant change in terrain between large open areas and stretches of hilly terrain.

The project is developed in connection with an EIA report and includes a landscape analysis based on the Landscape Character Method (LKM) and landscape impact assessments of alignments. Furthermore, Gottlieb Paludan Architects has developed concept designs for planting, terrain regulation, noise barriers, wildlife passages and bridges.

Client
Vejdirektoratet
Status
Completed
Year
2016
Collaborators
COWI, SWECO, GHB LANDSKABSARKITEKTER
Areas of Expertise
Buildings
Photos
Gottlieb Paludan Architects

Landscape integration of shared transport corridor on West Funen

The prerequisite for the project is to combine the infrastructure facilities into one common transport corridor across West Funen, so that the railway is placed as close to the existing highway as possible. This starting point places great demands on the landscape integration, to avoid unnecessarily complicated meeting points around connection facilities, crossing local roads and the railway. Thus, it is a challenge to ensure that the overall facility consisting of highway and railroad is experienced as a whole, and that a visual calm is achieved in the interaction between the two facilities and the surrounding landscape.
The project is developed in connection with an EIA report and includes a landscape analysis based on the Landscape Character Method (LKM) and landscape impact assessments of alignments.

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Marise Hansen

Head of Nature & Climate, Project ManagerLandscape Architect
mha@gottliebpaludan.com+45 4171 8298