The sign indicating motorways is green in DenmarkMorning rush hour on motorway E20, near Copenhagen.
There are over 1000 km of motorways in Denmark. They are all numbered and have formal names. The first motorway in Denmark opened in 1956 with the name Hørsholmvejen. Today this motorway is called Helsingørmotorvejen and is numbered E47.
E47 Fehmarn Belt Fixed Link Sydmotorvejen (Rødbyhavn - Puttgarten) (2029)
Motorways in planning
Danish motorways are developed by the Danish Road Directorate (a state-owned company) who maintain a list of motorway projects in development and planning (in Danish).[1]
Primærrute 16 Hillerødmotorvejen (Allerød S – Hillerød N) (Expressway extension to the motorway) (EIA-assessment) (2027)
E45 Østjyske Motorvej (Vejle N - Skanderborg S) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2027)
E20 Øresundsmotorvejen (exit 20 København C - exit 17 Lufthavn V) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (east) and 6 to 8 lanes) (west) (feasibility study starts) (2029)
E20 Fynske Motorvej (Odense V - Odense SØ) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2030)