Denmark Agrees to Unify Emergency Planning for Key Crossings

A broad parliamentary agreement announced on October 30, 2026, would place overall responsibility with Sund & Bælt Holding, the infrastructure company already sharing responsibility for the corridor’s major crossings.

The Danish Ministry of Urban, Rural and Transport Affairs said legislation would be introduced later in 2026. The announcement sets out a political agreement and planned legal changes; it does not establish that the transfers have already occurred.

The corridor connects Jutland, Denmark’s mainland peninsula, with the country’s islands. Its crossings over the Little Belt and Great Belt straits are designated critical infrastructure.

Responsibility for the two Little Belt bridges and the Great Belt Bridge is currently divided among Banedanmark, Denmark’s railway infrastructure agency, the Danish Road Directorate and Sund & Bælt.

Under the proposed arrangement, Sund & Bælt would take ownership of both Little Belt bridges. The ministry said the transfer would not introduce tolls for their users.

The company would be responsible for measures to prevent interruptions and maintain transport when fixed crossings become unavailable for shorter or longer periods. Statements accompanying the agreement also identified ferries as a possible means of maintaining connections during a serious crisis.

Karina Lorentzen Dehnhardt, Denmark’s minister responsible for urban, rural and transport affairs, linked the initiative to the current threat environment and the need to protect movement between eastern and western Denmark.

The release did not specify a budget, additional ferry capacity or a timetable for completing the operational measures. Those details remain separate from the agreement to consolidate responsibility.