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On RMC, the Minister of Transport did not bring good news to the many Ile-de-France residents disturbed by the closure of a busy portion of the A13 motorway.
TRANSPORT – Another hard blow for the many residents of western Paris who thought they could get around the problem. The Minister of Transport Patrice Vergriete did not have good news for Ile-de-France motorists this Monday, April 29, a week and a half after the emergency closure of a portion of the A13 motorway, resulting from the discovery of a transverse crack. in the Saint-Cloud sector.
At the microphone of RMC this Monday, the minister confirmed what many feared: the reopening to traffic on the closed portion between the Paris ring road and the A86. will probably be postponed ”, after May 1st.
But even in the event of a reopening earlier than planned, Patrice Vergriete has already warned that traffic would probably only be partial on this busy route. “ This is likely to be the case, very, very likely, at the time of reopening “, he indicated to Apolline de Malherbe.
The minister also ruled out an option requested by many motorists in recent days: making the A14 free to traffic during work on the A13.
An option which was not retained as it stands by the Minister of Transport, who sees in this solution a strong risk of saturation of the Defense tunnel. “It’s not necessarily an ideal solution. It’s better to encourage supply, actually, than to create more demand in a place that could cause more problems.s”. The minister still left the idea on the table, assuring that “tall the hypotheses » would be studied « This evening “.
In fact, the minister relies on “ technical meeting » scheduled for this Monday evening to try to move forward on this thorny issue. It was at this moment that “ we might be able to redefine a date “, he advanced cautiously.
Of the “improvement solutions” in the study
The minister, however, took the liberty of putting forward several options under study for the coming days. Starting with that of a “rapid reopening”. For this possibility, Patrice Vergriete simply mentioned a “lesser evil”. But in the event of reopening ” longer “he assures that “substitution options to help the inhabitants of this part of Île-de-France” will be put in place. The opportunity for him to salute their patience and their adaptation. “I thank them because they listened to the instructions”did he declare.
And among the “improvement solutions” econsidered while waiting for the reopening of the A13, he also mentioned discussions with carpooling companies, including BlaBlaCar which has already committed to setting up “ promotional offers or even free “. Regarding rail options, Patrice Vergriete was much less optimistic.
Since April 18, communication has been rather difficult around this closure of the A13. Because initially, the authorities had promised to announce last Friday the date of the reopening ” from May 1 “. It was hasbefore “weak ground movements” do not come to extend the closure “on the segment between Vaucresson and Paris”, in both directions of traffic. The struggle therefore continues for many motorists in Île-de-France.
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