The RER Girondin, which will require nearly a billion euros in public investment, is highly anticipated in a metro without metro and traffic percluse.
by Claire Mayer (Bordeaux, correspondent)
All were surprised by the announcement of Emmanuel Macron, Sunday, November 27, to “develop a network of RER, urban trains” in ten major French metropolises. As much as the president (PS) of the New Aquitaine region, Alain Rousset, as that (also PS) of Bordeaux Métropole, Alain Anziani, or that the ecological mayor of Bordeaux, Pierre Hurmic. Once the surprise has passed, all of them welcome this will of the State to accelerate on the thorny file of mobility in Bordeaux, classified Fourth most bottled city in France In 2022 , and only French millionaire urban area not to have its metro.
The State “encourages us to continue our project as Rer Girondin, which is already well committed. It is for us a heavy investment, which requires financial support from the State, and we are waiting for here to Bordeaux, the accelerator announced is significant, “said Hurmic.
The project is ambitious. In addition to an additional quay provided for at Saint-Jean station, he plans to create two new stations in the suburbs of the metropolis (in Talence and at Bouscat), but also new poles of multimodal and halts. It is, beyond Bordeaux itself, to improve three existing ter lines: Libourne-Bordeaux-Arcachon from east to west, Saint-Mariens-Saint-Yzan-Bordeaux-Langon from north to south and the line of Médoc between Bordeaux and La Pointe de Grave.
The cost of this RER Girondin amounts to 590 million euros for railway infrastructure, to which must be added 90 million euros for rolling stock. Currently, the State finances the project up to 190 million euros, the region of 145 million, the department of 170 million and Bordeaux metropolis of 175 million.
“33 % of passenger traffic in addition Since 2018 “
“We can see that we have two problems: habitat and mobility, explains to the world Alain Anziani. People are fed up with being in traffic jams.” The councilor pleads so that, now , the state “accelerates the movement” and “sorts out the portfolio”. Because, concretely, means will be necessary for the project to go quickly.
“The global envelope weighs nearly a billion euros, with additional costs already identified, specifies the boss of the metropolis, in a press release sent Monday, November 28. We can hope that the announcement of Emmanuel Macron will allow additional financial support. It is also necessary that the SNCF has the means to act for studies and work, with speed and agility. “
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