Should we install anti-suicide grilles on all the bridges in this Côtes-d'Armor town?

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In the space of a week, three young people threw themselves from the Toupin and Armor bridges, in Saint-Brieuc (Côtes-d'Armor). One died. In addition to prevention, there is the question of accommodations. Of the ten or so structures in the city, only one is equipped with anti-suicide grilles, that of Gouët.

Between 2022 and 2023, an impressive project took place on the Gouët viaduct, in Saint-Brieuc. The West Interregional Roads Directorate had installed anti-suicide grilles. | WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES


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  • Between 2022 and 2023, an impressive project took place on the Gouët viaduct, in Saint-Brieuc. The West Interregional Roads Directorate had installed anti-suicide grilles. | WEST-FRANCE ARCHIVES

Saint-Brieuc has around ten bridges and viaducts to connect its three valleys. Such a large number due to its very particular topography. These constructions have found themselves at the heart of recent news.

A few days ago, three young people aged around twenty threw themselves from the Toupin and Armor bridges. A few days apart. It is a statistical fact, on a national scale, the Côtes-d'Armor department is one of…

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