In 1896, the construction of a dam between the islands Saaremaa and Muhu was completed. Connection of the Muhu island and the continent seemed impossible due to the cost of the project.

A century went by. In April 1997, the country governor of Saare County of that time, Mr Jüri Saar, gave out an order. According to that, a committee was established to "compile a conceptual design of scientific and feasibility research required for the fixed link." The objective of the established working group was not to decide whether the fixed link will be established or not but to carry out various background surveys and provide information to the public for considering the positive and negative sides of the plan. For example, geological and environmental protection surveys were conducted and the possible utility lines were suggested. Foreign experts from Finland and Norway participated in the discussions of the fixed link.

The results of a public opinion poll conducted in the spring of 2002 showed that 85% of the inhabitants of Saare County support the establishment of the fixed link, 9% were against it. From among the total Estonian inhabitants, 66% are in favour of the fixed link and 13% are against the idea.

In 2003, the Government of the Republic established an expert committee whose task was to draft the necessary activities for working through the problems connected to the establishment of the Saaremaa fixed link.

At the beginning of this year, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications entered into contract with a Danish company Ramboll Danmark A/S. Pursuant to the contract, the company will carry out a financial activities` analysis and feasibility studies of the environmental impact of the project on Saaremaa fixed link by the end of the summer.

On the basis of the surveys of the Danish experts, the Government of the Republic will be able to make a decision of principle at the end of the summer concerning the establishment of the Saaremaa fixed link.

From this website, it is possible to find information concerning the development of thought, possible impacts, practical aspects, and surveys on the fixed link. Floor has been given to the experts from their particular fields and to the people involved in the project.