News summary. World Cup and 3rd metro line in Toulouse
Here is the traditional news recap of the JT this Sunday, December 18, with the program: the Rugby World Cup in Toulouse, the change of camp Laurence Arribage, a new conductor for the Orchester national du Capitole, Téléo in court, and the starting signal for the 3rd metro line.
Works at the Stadium: the Metropolis ensures that everything will be ready for the Rugby World Cup
The Stadium of Toulouse is to host five matches of the Rugby World Cup in 2023. More the Midi Dispatch revealed that the stadium was not not yet approved by international bodies. Several works must be done to bring it up to standard.
If the Metropolis is reassuring, indicating that ” there is no reason to worry », the Journal Toulousain asks itself the question: will the work be finalized in time?
Toulouse: Laurence Arribagé leaves Les Républicains to join the Horizons party
The president of the federation of Republicans in Haute-Garonne changes sides. Laurence Arribagé announced on December 11 to join the Horizons party, founded by Édouard Philippe. A new defection for LR, which comes after that of Jean-Luc Moudenc.
Horizons took the opportunity to announce the creation of its own municipal committee in Toulouse. Laurence Arribagé is appointed to perform the functions of municipal delegate, as told by the JT.
Here is who will succeed Tugan Sokhiev at the head of the Orchester national du Capitole de Toulouse
It’s official. Tarmo Peltokoskiyoung 22-year-old Finnish conductor, was appointed by Jean-Luc Moudenc to become the new musical director of theToulouse National Capitol Orchestra.
He will take office from 1 September 2024 and until August 2029. He will thus succeed Tugan Sokhiev, who had resigned from his post last March. More details on this appointment are to be found in the article.
Justice. The court rejects the appeals against Téléo
Four appeals had been filed against Téléothe Toulouse urban cable car. They were rejected by the administrative court of Toulouse. Accounting for the local urban plan, general interest, procedures… All the requests lodged concerning the implementation of the project have been deemed inadmissible. The Journal Toulousain takes stock of the reasons for these decisions.
Toulouse: the cost of the 3rd metro line now exceeds 3.4 billion euros
Thursday, December 15, Tisséo has officially launched work on the 3rd metro line in Toulouse, for an expected duration of approximately six years. A first civil engineering site located in the Sept Deniers district, as reported by the JT.
At the same time, the meeting of the Tisséo union council confirmed an increase in the cost of the construction of this line C. The amount thus increased, from 2.7 billion euros in 2017 to 3.4 billion in 2022.