Completion of the A87

11 August 2010 - Events - France

On 3 July, the bypass round the south of La Roche-sur- Yon was inaugurated by Henri Stouff, Chairman of ASF, and Pierre Anjolras, CEO of ASF (VINCI Concessions), in the presence of Dominique Bussereau, French Minister responsible for Transport, and Philippe de Villiers, President of the General Council of the Vendée département. Handed over six months ahead of schedule, this 16 km section completes the 128.5 km motorway link between Angers and La Roche-sur-Yon. It involved two and a half years of works and an investment of €120 million, entirely funded by ASF, which holds the concession for this infrastructure. This has also been the biggest project involving hot Aspha-min® mix (55,000 t) ever undertaken by Eurovia. With the completion of this section, Les Sables-d’Olonne and the Vendée beaches on the west coast of France are just four hours drive from Paris. In total, the creation of the A87 Angers – La Roche-sur-Yon motorway has taken 10 years of works.