The second stage of the T1 tram between Renens and Villars-Ste-Croix station is on track. The Grand Council of Vaud gave its approval Tuesday unanimously to several credits for the extension of the line. Total amount granted: 198 million francs.
Political groups welcomed a project which is part of the first stage of the T1 tram between the Place de l’Europe in Lausanne and the Renens station and whose work should be completed in 2026. A total of 13 million passengers are expected from the first year, noted the PLR Pierre-Alain Favrod.
This is the most important measure of the Lausanne-Morges (PALM) 2012 agglomeration project, the centerpiece of the mobility of the Western Lausanne, said socialist Vincent Jacques (PS). A grant of 73 million is expected from the Confederation. Mobility question, 270 people will be welcomed in the trains, double the capacity of an articulated bus, he rejoiced.
Municipalities behind the project
His party colleague, the deputy Patricia Spack Isenrich, union of Bussigny, said he was delighted that the plenum arrives at this vote in view of the current densification in the western Lausanne and the saturation of the roads. She praised a multimodal mobility strategy offering a real alternative. She was also expressed on behalf of the five municipalities concerned which have a great expectation towards this tram and which accepted the relative credits.
Also favorable to the extension of the tram, the green’liberal Aurélien Demaurex, however, pointed out the lack of exchange parking lots at the end of the line. “They are important, people who come from the campaign must be able to drop off their car,” he said.
The Greens obviously support an extension project in favor of the modal postponement, underlined Oleg Gafner. He hoped that buses of the buses will be absorbed, that this small section in the mixed zone in cohabitation with the cars will work and that the trains will arrive on time.
For the PLR Michael Wyssa, it is imperative to minimize the inconvenience for the population and to let all the modes of transport circulate. He sent a request to this sense to the Council of State.
Delay for trains
The articles of the draft decree did not arouse any remark or opposition. During the second debate and the final vote, the project was unanimously accepted by the 107 deputies present.
The State Councilor in charge of Mobility Nuria Gorrite welcomed this beautiful unanimity in favor of the development and urban transformation of the Western Lausanne. According to her, this second 3.1 km section which will serve a more industrial and economic environment will take place more quickly than the first, thanks to the experiences acquired and a less significant number of opposition.
Recalling the fact that the company Stadler Bussnang won the tender to produce vehicles, the minister observed that the delivery of the first trains will be delayed because of the tragic floods which devastated in October 2024 the Valencia region. But they should arrive in early 2026 in order to be tested and approved by the Federal Transport Office, she said.
Various loans
In detail, the Grand Council gave its approval to a conditionally refundable loan of almost 148 million (a mechanism which allows, from the point of view of the infrastructure, not to be subject to VAT), an interest -free loan of almost 15 million and a loan guarantee of more than 35 million for the financing of the stake of the State as well as the partial pre -financing of the federal part.
Construction is controlled by Lausanne public transport (TL). The total amount of the project amounts to 290.5 million francs, including 260 million for the infrastructure component and 30.5 million for that of transport (acquisition of five trains). The cantonal share amounts to 62% of this second phase.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
