Croix-Rousse: they’re off!

11 May 2010 - New contracts - France

In the centre of Lyons (central France), early March saw the launch of the preparatory works for the renovation and bringing up to current safety standards of the Croix-Rousse road tunnel (brought into service in 1952). This operation will notably involve the creation of a second tunnel, 1.7 km in length, reserved for buses, pedestrians, cyclists, etc. It will be equipped with soft lighting and multimedia facilities. The excavation works, using traditional techniques, are due to start in September. Work will begin on the rehabilitation of the road tunnel as of April 2013, requiring a total closure of this link for six and a half months. Handover of the structure is scheduled for February 2014. This design-build project, worth €172m, was secured in February 2009 by a VINCI consortium notably featuring Dodin Campenon Bernard , Chantiers Modernes Rhône-Alpes and GTIE Transport , in association with the planning teams at VINCI , CMS, Delair CFD, Sogea Canalisations and EBM (subsidiaries of ) and Cardem Lyon .