Trial run for Brest's tram

26 December 2011 - New contracts - France

Dynamic testing of the first line of a light rail system for the urban community of Brest (Brittany) began on 18 October 2011, on a 700 m-long section, as the works continued on the remaining 13 km: entry into service is scheduled for 2012.

Worth €105m, the project is being implemented by Eurovia Bretagne's offices in association with ETF-Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires, which, in a consortium with two local firms, have secured the entire works: roadways, civil engineering, urban development, tracks and infrastructure. The 14.3 km-long line will have 27 stops. It will cross the metropolitan area from east to west, thus linking up the main residential and business areas.