Lyon-Turin: Savoyard elected officials who signed a forum in favor of the project, gathered in Montmélian to support the construction of the future railway line
Saturday, October 22, elected Savoyard signatories of a forum at the beginning of the month, gathered in Montmélian in the but to recall their commitment in favor of the future Lyon-Turin railway line.
Supporters of the future railway line Lyon-Turin give voice again. The elected representatives of Savoy met on Saturday October 22 in Montmélian. The purpose of this gathering was to recall their commitment to the project, launched 30 years ago, for a 57 km transalpine tunnel.
These elected Savoyards are the signatories of a grandstand entitled the Lyon-Turin: an essential project for ecology, economy and social development. An opportunity for Savoie, for our region, for France and Europe. The text, published at the beginning of October, was signed by more than 200 elected officials and professional and union representatives. The text denounces among others”misinformation” and an “political instrumentalization“against this railway line currently under construction.
To defend the project, the elected officials invoke in particular an environmental issue: the massive ratio of road freight to rail, to reduce pollution and promote carbon-free mobility.
” the road and truck traffic has increased in recent years by 15 % across the Alps. In Savoie, we are experiencing an even greater ratio, since the increase in traffic since 2014 is 25%.“Explains Émilie Bonnivard, LR deputy for Savoie.
“ This is a trend we want to fight against, and we can only fight with 21st century infrastructure. e century, modern, competitive in terms of safety. The historical line cannot absorb a massive report“, defends the chosen one.
Came to express their disagreement, opponents of the Lyon-Turinwere also present this Saturday, October 22 in Montmélian. They also invoke ecological arguments, but different ones.
“It costs too much, we are talking about more than 30 million euros, and with the additional cost of materials it will cost more”castigates Daniel Ibanezof the group of opponents to the project Lyon-Turin .
“Corn Above all, there is no need to touch a single daisy in a field when there is a line that exists and is used at less than 20% of its capacity. In the 1980s, hundreds of trains and more than 150 trains per day were running on the existing track. Today, less than 30 are made circular. It’s simple, you just have to pass 5 times more and you immediately get 900,000 heavy goods vehicles out of the itinerary“,prosecute the opponent.
If the work began years ago, with 20% of the tunnel dug to date and delivery of the work scheduled for 2030, it continues to divide and be the subject of disputes. On September 4, yet another demonstration was organized by opponents of the tunnel. More than 200 people met at Villarodin-Bourget, in the valley of the Mauritianto indicate in particular “irreversible damage to mountain water reserves“.