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A89. Périgueux-Ouest/Périgueux-Est section: crossing the Col du Rolet ■ Concerning the Thenon/Brive- Nord section, following the decision of the Council of State of July 3, 2002 ordering the suspension of the work in the Guillaumaux sector, and the judgement of the Bordeaux administrative tribunal dated November 28, 2002 cancelling the State’s decision about the characteristics of the project in this sector, the State started a new procedure of declaration of partial public interest (DUP), giving priority to an open air solution. The company’s specifications indicate that a section is brought into service 5 years after the “DUP”. This period of time could be shortened to 34 months if the project chosen by the State did not include a tunnel. So as not to penalize the communes crossed by the RN89, ASF proposed the creation of the functional sub-section Terrasson/Brive-Nord (8 km) within a timetable close to that initially planned for the 29 km of the full Thenon/Brive-Nord section. Bringing this sub-section into service is however subject to the creation of a linking stretch between the A89 and the RN89 at the Terrasson interchange. The DUP of this linking stretch has just been pronounced (March 4, 2003). The corresponding work will be started as soon as the order is obtained from the Ministry of Supply and the authorisation order under the water law. A20: a new motorway continuity from Paris to Barcelona by the summer of 2003 ■ Out of the 130 km concession of the A20 held by ASF, just the Cahors-Sud/Cahors-Nord section, i.e. 23 km, remains to be completed. In 2002, ASF completed the ground clearance work and continued the construction of 23 standard civil engineering works and 3 non-standard civil engineering works: the cut and covers of La Garenne and Constans, and the viaduct over the Lot. The successful performance of the work means that the opening, can be contemplated for summer 2003, i.e. two and a half years after the start of the first work on this section. ■ We should recall that the A20 won the Gold Ribbon for the Cahors-Nord/Souillac section and the Jury’s Special Prize (awarded for the first time) for the quality of its integration into the landscape, the respect of the environment and the architectural purity of its civil engineering works. A66: the link in the Paris/ Toulouse/Tunnel de Puymorens route ■ Brought into service on February 27, 2002, the 39 km of the Toulouse/Pamiers section provide direct access to the Pyrénées- Orientales and Andorra. Environment assessment of the Toulouse/Pamiers section - A66: Apart from its meticulous execution in terms of cost and deadlines, some of its feats are outstanding: the crossing of the Canal du Midi, classified by the UNESCO as part of the world’s architectural heritage, the route which enhances the soft curves of the Lauragais, the valley of the Aïse and the Pamiers plain. The straight line proportion of 40% of the A66 which crosses areas liable to flooding was the subject of detailed hydraulic studies, and the structures beneath the motorway were dimensioned for the 100-year return flood without disrupting the initial hydraulic balance.
Connected to the Toulouse metropolis and on the A61 (Toulouse/ Narbonne), the Ariège is becoming less isolated. New tourist and economic development opportunities are opening in the pools of employment of Pamiers, Foix, Tarascon… Cross- Pyrenean exchanges with Spanish Catalonia via the Tunnel de Puymorens are facilitated. And beyond, there are the European links which are reinforced, particularly the E9 route which connects northern Europe to Spain and Portugal A645: The Val d’Aran slip road directly onto the A64 between Toulouse and Biarritz ■ This 5 km section is part of the development programme in the direction of Spain. Connected to the A64, it facilitates access to the mountain resorts in this part of the Pyrenees. In 2002, priority was given to starting work to construct civil enginee- Extension of the Network ring works, including the crossing of the Garonne (93 m), the reservoir outlet work (90 m) and the Toulouse-Bayonne railway line. In parallel, the ground clearance work started at both ends of the construction site on the northern part of the RN117 at the Garonne, and to the south along the RD8b. It is scheduled to be brought into service for summer 2004. The Béziers link between the A9 and the A75 ■ This 5 km link, for which ASF obtained the concession on March 1, 2002, makes the direct junction between the A9 (Orange/Le Perthus), along the Mediterranean, and the A75 which climbs towards the north via Clermont-Ferrand as far as Paris (A71). 2002 was basically devoted to the topographical, hydraulic and geotechnical surveys. The work is scheduled to start in autumn 2003 so that the link can be brought into service end 2005. The doubling of the A9 motorway to lighten traffic congestion in and around Montpellier ■ ASF was appointed, by decree of the Council of State dated March 1, 2002, as concession holder of this new motorway section whose declaration of public interest has not yet been pronounced. These 19 km of motorway with 2x3 lanes between the east of Vendargues and the west of Saint- Jean-de-Védas will improve the management of motorway traffic around the city and reinforce its transport circulation network, consistent with the project for the high speed rail line to by-pass Montpellier. New concessions: close to 66 km which will contribute to improving uninterrupted traffic flow In 2002, ASF integrated four concessions falling in the Group’s historical geographic area, whose total concession was increased to 3,112 km: - the doubling of the A9 motorway perpendicular to Montpellier; - the eastern ring-road of Béziers (A75); - the doubling of the Ponts de Cé between Sorges and Mur-Erigné (A87); - the A64/A63 link by the upgraded RD1. At March 1, 2003, work had started on 202 km of new sections spread over 4 motorways (A20, A87, A89 and A645). 30-31
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