Improving Copenhagen’s infrastructure

Copenhagen’s northern port, Nordhavn, is seeing significant developments to its infrastructure in a bid to attract more businesses to the area and people looking for a home close to the sea. The upgrade will also reduce congestion and includes the widening of the Sundkrogsgade – one of the busiest roads in the country.

Improving Copenhagen’s infrastructure

Construction company MJ Eriksson A/S is carrying out the work with a Hitachi ZX135US-6 for development company By & Havn I/S. “Making Sundkrogsgade wider, from two to four lanes, is key since it is one of the most congested roads in the country,” says MJ Eriksson A/S Project Manager Jan Bach Nielsen. “The traffic has to continue during our work and all existing supply lines and piping in the area must stay in use while we establish new ones.”

The project in the Sundkrogsgade area includes the installation of district heating and cooling lines, plus gas pipelines and power cables – all special demands that influence the choice of machines, according to Jan.

“With the Hitachi ZX135US-6, we have a compact and versatile machine that is ideal for many tasks. The compact size is important, because of the limited space due to traffic, and the machine must be able to deftly manoeuvre between the many different pipes and cables.”