At the meeting, the Board was presented with a review and preliminary assessment of the achievement of the important milestone (Ready for Hand Over) on the City Ring at the end of March. However, the final assessment will not be available until the review of the overall progress has been completed in early April.

At that time, it is expected that both an assessment of the status of the contractor's work and an estimate of any time implications for the completion of the Cityringen will be available.

"Unfortunately, we are still in a situation where the risk of a delay in the opening of the Cityringen has increased significantly. This is primarily due to the lost production on the architectural work in the stations in January, but the delay has also affected the implementation of the necessary tests of the technical systems and thus the possibility of commencing trial operations," says Jørn Neergaard Larsen, Chairman of the Board of Metroselskabet.

Metroselskabet still expects to announce an opening date for the Cityringen once it has assessed whether the next major milestones in the project have been achieved. This is expected to happen in April, subject to final safety approval.

At the meeting, the board also received a status update on the investment program for M1/M2, which will see a number of significant reinvestments in metro trains and the metro control system through 2025. At the same time, capacity will be expanded to accommodate the expected increase in passenger numbers through 2035.