Danes returning from a long weekend in Bornholm and holiday cottages in Skåne caused a 2km queue on Tuesday morning, adding to Swedes' irritation at being cut out a Nordic tourism deal.
So many Danes were returning from Sweden and Bornholm on Sunday night, that a six-kilometre long traffic jam formed on the bridge linking the two countries, forcing police to call in reinforcements to handle border checks.
Since Denmark instituted a strict lockdown on society, unease is growing in the country at the number of people commuting in daily from neighbouring Sweden, where few of the same restrictions are in place.
Denmark's government wants a planned bridge over the Kattegat sea between Aarhus and Copenhagen to carry trains as well as cars, more than doubling the cost to as much as 136bn Danish Kroner ($20bn).
In October, work begins on painting two new coats on the Öresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden. And by the time it's finished in 13 years, it will soon be time to start again.
Commuters from Malmö to Copenhagen are up in arms over being hit by a near ten percent fare hike on what was already the most expensive stretch of rail in Europe.
Private investment could help kickstart plans to build a rail and road bridge spanning the Kattegat Sea, considerably reducing travel times between Denmark’s two largest cities, despite government scepticism.
Authorities do not expect the opening ceremony of a bridge over a canal in western Jutland to be delayed, even though the concrete connection was delivered a metre too short.
More than 100 Danes are seeking damages from Sweden’s Chancellor of Justice (Justitiekanslern) for the compulsory ID checks introduced on the train journey between Denmark and Sweden last year.
A chaotic enactment of a major accident was staged on the Øresund Bridge between Denmark and Sweden on Wednesday, with participants being hit by cars, trampled over, and a train catching fire.
The motorway between Denmark and Sweden will close on Wednesday evening for a major exercise on the famous Øresund Bridge involving the two countries’ emergency services.
Sweden and Denmark's most famous bridge is about to get a major paint job, and the challenging undertaking will require almost a decade and a half to finish.
Police have caught 25 people trying to walk over the high-speed Øresund Bridge that connects Copenhagen to Sweden, so they've installed new heat sensors designed to trace asylum seekers attempting the risky journey.
Lovebirds who have left their mark on Bryggebroen, Copenhagen’s answer to Paris’s Pont des Arts, needn’t worry that their symbols of devotion will go the way of their French counterparts.
A long-discussed bridge over Copenhagen Harbour will now be a reality by 2018. City officials say it will cut down on bike congestion and help better connect the city.
