Soon an underground route to relieve road traffic at the gates of the Principality
Relief for the tens of thousands of workers who perform every day in Monaco.
The Prince’s Government welcomes this. Thursday morning, the elected officials of the Nice Côte d’Azur metropolitan council voted in favor of the creation of a hopper on the middle cornice. “A project under discussion between the two states for many years”underlines a press release from the Communication Department.
“Given the challenges of traffic flow and safety, the system voted by the Metropolis is essential because the exit from Monaco is increasingly congested due to the tens of thousands of people who come there every day to work, while the Rainier III Tunnel is too often closed for safety reasons related to the regulations in force”can we read just after.
Other work planned
If the metropolitan council voted for this deliberation which relates to the creation of a hopper (a single underground lane) in the uphill direction at the exit of the Rainier-III tunnel, it also voted for the widening of the roundabout called ” of the hospital” and the boulevard du Jardin Exotique. Good news for motorists, when we know that 105,000 vehicles enter and leave Monaco every day.
On the other hand, the one who is the least happy is the mayor of Cap-d’Ail who has always opposed the creation of such a tunnel in his town. According to Xavier Beck, his city will suffer a loss of parking revenue of 35,000 euros per year. The elected official is also worried about the inconveniences due to the time of the work, especially since the final result “will only save a few minutes”he cursed with our colleagues from Nice morning.
The greenest among us could also underline the fact that these solutions do not promote soft mobility. To this, Christian Estrosi’s chief of staff, Bastien Nespoulous, responds in the columns of the daily: ” We are still working with Monaco on a better rail service, to which is added the project to serve Cap-d’Ail and Fontvieille by a clean-propelled maritime shuttle. “. Note that the latter should not see the light of day before 2026.