The very first “chaussidou” (or chaussidou) in the commune was built on the Brangouré road. “This development, also called “unmarked central lane roadway”, aims to reduce the speed of motorists and make cyclists travel safer, thus allowing all modes of transport to coexist on a road used by around 600 vehicles per day,” explains Thibault Chevalier, elected sub-delegate for soft mobility.
The road improvement works include the resurfacing of the Route de Brangouré, the signage of an “Unmarked central lane roadway” (“Chaussidou”) and the installation of two speed bumps to facilitate crossings. safe for golfers and pedestrians within an urbanized area limited to 30 km/h. They also include the redevelopment of the Route de Bellevue crossroads to ensure smoother turning in complete safety, the creation of a second bicycle lock to encourage vehicles to slow down in a straight line and the reduction of speeds by 70 km/h. at 50 km/h and the passage to 30 km/h for certain portions.
The future cycle link between the city and Guérande
In addition to responding to the recommendations of the Public Expertise Center on roads, this project was designed with the support of the Résiliencités design office, which supported the municipality in the design of its bicycle plan, voted at the end of 2023. These The facilities have also been designed to smoothly accommodate the passage of agricultural machinery (softened slopes of the plateaus, passable islands, widths of the locks, etc.).
These infrastructures foreshadow the future cycle link between Saint-André-des-Eaux and Guérande which will use certain portions of this newly developed road. Its completion is planned by the Department of Loire-Atlantique between 2027 and 2029.
