Friday November 10, terrible late afternoon in Montreuillois. The rain never stops falling, the evacuations keep coming, when suddenly an entire section of the Montreuil ramparts collapsed. After careful examination, the “ balance sheet is not good », will point out Judicaël de la Soudière-Niault, architect in charge of the complete diagnosis of the Montreuil ramparts. He was right, since at the beginning of January, a new collapse occurred in the same place. Where are we on this issue today? Response elements.
The context
Emergency measures have been taken to prevent the public from using this part of the promenade. “ The problem mainly comes from the rain which loaded the earth with water.explained Pierre Ducrocq, mayor of Montreuil, last November. This was pushed, unfortunately taking part of the wall with it. » From, an assessment and consultations between the different stakeholders in the file followed one another. “ This is obviously a file that is particularly closely monitored by our services. », assured us the sub-prefecture some time after the collapse.
Follow-up
Meetings, this time technical and carried out under the aegis of the State, are organized. “ We had to listen to specialized experts, explains Isabelle Fradin-Thirode, sub-prefect of the district of Montreuil-sur-Mer. This has made it possible to determine a certain number of points to be respected for the protection of the ramparts. » With the help of the CA2BM (project owner) and the Regional Directorate of Cultural Affairs (DRAC), a first phasing was determined. Among the protagonists seated around the table, we find the Regional Conservation of Historic Monuments department of the DRAC. “He brings his historical expertise, underlines the state representativeand supports the implementation of this restoration. »
The following
The State has already released an envelope of one million eurosdivided into two contributions of €500,000 each for the work to come. As for CA2BM, it launched a call for tenders on April 11. “ Once the architect has been chosen, we will be able to begin the work of securing and stabilizing part of the curtain wall of the cavalier of Attin of the ramparts », explains Philippe Cousin, vice-president of the agglomeration in charge of the ramparts file. Among the candidates, we find in particular Judicaël de la Soudière-Niault, who was responsible for the complete diagnosis of the ramparts of Montreuil. The closing date for this call is May 13. A final response is expected before the end of the month.
