At the meeting, the Board received a status update on the extension of the M4 to København Syd, which will open in summer 2024. The project is in a phase where the completion of architectural work and testing of trains and control systems is a major focus. The test results are an important part of the documentation that forms the basis for the safety approvals.
In weeks 7 and 8 2024, the M3 line was closed so that integration tests could be carried out between the M3 and M4 lines. During the closure period, The Company had deployed metro buses along the M3 and M4 in both directions. The Company's overall view of the closure was that customers were generally able to navigate the alternative operation.
At the meeting, the board received a status report on the work on a joint storm surge protection of Copenhagen. A work that Metroselskabet is contributing to together with other infrastructure owners, ministries and other authorities. On February 21, 2024, the Danish Coastal Authority published the first interim report of a feasibility study with new calculations for water rise during a storm surge.
"The Metro has a generally high level of protection, and The Company focuses on continuously analyzing the level of protection and retrofitting exposed stations as experts and authorities update their assessments for storm surge. The Company will now compare the authorities' storm surge analyses with previous calculations from advisors to clarify whether there are any changes in terms of which parts of the metro system will be exposed to storm surges," says Chairman of the Board Jørn Neergaard Larsen.
At the meeting, the Board of Directors approved that the Company's management documents are in accordance with corporate governance recommendations. The Company's financial statements for 2023 were also reviewed and the Board approved the 2023 annual report and recommends it for approval at the Company's partnership meeting in April 2024.