Around forty people mobilized for the reopening of the Pont Foch will be active during the night from Thursday to Friday in order to reopen access to the bridge from 4:50 a.m. “We’re a bit of a commando operation. It’s a very timed whole where we hope that the weather will not play any tricks on us,” hopes Patrick Hatzig, vice-president of the Greater Nancy Metropolis responsible for mobility.
5,000 cars per day
In this return to normal, rue Raymond-Poincaré will thus regain its one-way direction and potentially should alleviate, in this location, the traffic tensions recorded during rush hours.
Deputy Director General for Transport at the Greater Nancy Metropolis, Bertrand Mazur noted: “Before the work, there were 5,000 cars per day on this bridge. If this remains less than the 15,000 of rue Jeanne-d’Arc, the passage of the Foch bridge is still part of the structuring complexes of the city center. »
Closed since July, this axis overlooking Nancy station has been modified for the arrival of the trolley. The work was completed on time, little consolation for motorists caught in traffic jams on Avenue Foch.
No return to Joffre
When leaving the bridge, drivers will not be able to turn right onto Boulevard Joffre, access to which will continue to be via the Pont des Fusillés: this is an expected consequence of the arrival of the trolley.
After the installation of new coatings for cars, and coatings based on beige-looking aggregates on the bus and bicycle side, some finishing work will have to wait, however, according to Bertrand Mazur: “The sidewalk edges, particularly at the corner with Mazagran Street, will not be finished this Friday. But it will all be over by February. »
The redeveloped Place de la République will be cleared during this same period.
Stops brought back to their place
Finally, on the bus side, the temporary stops Gare Saint-Léon and Gare Poirel, rue Raymond-Poincaré, will disappear for a restoration of the Saint-Léon stops, avenue Foch, and the Poirel stop, rue Mazagran, as before the work. They concern the T2 lines towards Laneuveville Centre; T3 towards Seichamps Haie Cerlin; T4 towards Houdemont Porte Sud; Corol (C1) towards Laxou Plateau de Haye; 10 towards Pompey Parc Eiffel; 11 towards Saulxures/Tomblaine; Brabois Express; Full moon.
Finally, this reopening of the Foch bridge could undoubtedly open up the Village of Bois des trois enfants. At least, opposite the SNCF station, Place Simone-Veil, the exhibitors of this Christmas village hope so.
