The new bridge will be a single-pylon cable-stayed bridge with an electrified double-tracked railway allowing speeds of , two road lanes allowing and a foot and bicycle path. It is scheduled to open to road traffic in 2022, and to rail traffic in 2023. The construction budget for the new bridge is about DKK 2.1 billion, out of a total project budget of approx. DKK 4.1 billion. The ground breaking ceremony of the new bridge took place on 27 September 2018.