The road project fast in the Val d’Oise, imagined almost fifteen years ago, was intended to create a road axis 2 x 2 lanes over 11 km in order to connect the A1 and the A15 to the south of the Francilienne, in the extension of the Parisis intercommunal boulevard (BEEP). He was abandoned by the authorities a few days ago, AFP learned from the Prefecture.
In fact, the majority of the municipalities that this axis was to cross (Soisy-sous-Montmorency, Montmorency, Deuil-la-Barre, Groslay, Sarcelles, Garges-lès-Gonesse and Bonneuil-en-France) were opposed to it.
In 2016, the project was the subject of a prefectural declaration of public utility and then experienced several back and forths in administrative justice, due to appeal filed by its opponents.
The Department aims to meet new mobility challenges
Finally, the State Council had returned to canceling the project, asking the Department to provide more details on the financing of the road axis. “Our territories are moving. THE modes of travel change. Consciences too. The Department must be at meeting of these new issues (…) We will not ask the Prefect of Val-d’Oise to confirm the declaration of public utility of avenue du Parisis”declared at the end of September in a press release the president of the department Marie-Christine Cavecchi (LR).
“The Department wishes to encourage public transportTHE soft mobility“, she added, emphasizing that “of the arrangements premises and environmentally friendly road services (…) remain essential“, on the grounds that “the attractiveness of Val-d’Oise depends on it“.
Opponents stress need for moratorium on road projects
“This is a responsible and very mature decision on the part of the departmental council“, declared to AFP the prefect of Val-d’Oise Philippe Court, affirming to share the analysis of the department. “Between the time the project was designed and today, the socio-economic situation has been substantially modified. It would have been difficult, for my part, to pronounce the public utility”he added. For opponents of the project, “this victory was achieved thanks to the mobilisation transpartisane elected officials, residents and associations” summerst emblematic of the need for moratorium on road projects In France”.
“From now on, the green network located on the BIP route must be protected on a regional scale, and public transport as well as soft mobility must be developed as alternatives to all cars.“, the collective, bringing together associations opposed to the BIP, said in a press release.
