Over the next few years, the device has to change radically. Even if we do not yet know all the intricacies of the various projects concerning the metropolitan belt, the legislator would first of all like to make it a more “green” place, a “green belt”, to use the terms of the mayor’s office. Paris instead of the “gray belt” at present.
And things are set to accelerate very soon with the first big event, Olympics in Paris, which will be held in 2024. Thus, throughout the duration of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris, several roads will be closed to traffic and reserved for accredited persons.
Throughout the Île-de-France, these areas can only be used by athletes, rescuers and journalists during the day. And among the corresponding roads, obviously there is a device.
During the Games, only 1️⃣ lane will be reserved for accredited vehicles, as well as for emergency services, taxis and buses.
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What sections of the device are affected?
Most of the ring road will be reduced to three lanes. Thus, there will be a reserved lane in both directions between Porte de Vanves and Porte de Bercy. This lane will be reserved for accredited vehicles.
Athletes and all members of Olympic delegations will have access to it. Members of the Olympic medical staff, such as paramedics, will also be able to circulate there. According to the government order, this stretch of road will also be reserved for taxis, public transport and “vehicles intended for the transportation of people with reduced mobility”.
Currently, the ring road lane is not yet reserved. This will be limited to 1Er July 2024 to September 15. These measures will be in effect from 6 am to midnight, or throughout the test day. We will remind that the Olympic period will begin on July 26, 2024 with the opening of the Olympic Games and end on September 8 after the end of the Paralympic Games.
What future awaits the device?
Will everything go back to normal after the Olympics? There is no chance. Indeed, this lane should be reserved for soft mobility and car sharing.
As Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo noted last year “Olympic way” may be “immortalized”to no longer borrow only by public transport or cars carrying several people (cars and taxis): “83% of people who use a device today are sitting alone in the car”also lamented David Belliard, Deputy Commissioner for Transport.
Source: Auto Plus
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