Controversy in Reims Over the Demolition of Charles-de-Gaulle Bridge: Can a Collection Save the Iconic Structure?

In a three-page letter, members of Sauvegardons le pont De-Gaulle explain their main area of ​​attack: without public scrutiny and prior impact analysis to the demolition project requested by the city of Reims. The law states that when a city makes developments that may harm the environment, these works are subject to public scrutiny. In this case, Greater Reims was exempt from environmental assessment by state services. And this calls into question the convention.
Which indicates that the demolition of the bridge will “necessarily lead to an increase in traffic at the level of the other two bridges that provide access to the city center”, or even on “other transit routes”. According to its members, it was not confirmed that the city took into account the impact of the project on “air pollution”, “noise pollution”, “environmental effects”, “quality of aquatic environments”, “forestry preservation”. areas” or even “preserve​​​​​​​​​​a designated monument​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
The collection wants to get “detailed answers […] to ensure that all the procedures were respected”, but we think that, suddenly, the aim is to postpone the demolition, or even cancel it, and thus save the work .It ensures that several Rémois have exercised their right of administrative appeal against the permission to demolish the De-Gaulle bridge, which the city gave to Greater Reims.The city council of the National Rally, Jean -Claude Philipot, for his part, applied in. The town has two months to give them an answer.
However, to suspend the work, the applicants must request an interim suspension before the administrative court, justifying an emergency situation. With the advice of the Châlonnais lawyer, Aurore Opyrchal, the group therefore announced that they “reserve the possibility of taking the administrative court, especially in summary proceedings” , if there was no response before the start of the work, will a decision be made in court about the future of the De-Gaulle bridge?