Last July, more than 3,000 onlookers attended the first stage of the spectacular project being carried out by the RATP and SNCF Réseau in Massy (Essonne). Using a crane twice the size of the Arc de Triomphe, the Chartres and Gallardon bridges, on which the RER B and C respectively run, left the sites they had occupied for more than a century at near the Massy-Verrières train station. During the night of Monday to Tuesday for the Chartres bridge, then Tuesday morning for the Gallardon bridge, a new important step will be taken with the installation of the new structures.
To assist this new operation in complete safety, the city has set up two observation areas. The first, which is located next to the Fustel-de-Coulanges high school, will be accessible by rue de Migneaux. “To get there, please favor walking or public transport, recommends the municipality. The car park between the college and the high school will be closed and it will be very difficult to park. Same instructions for the second whose entrance is in the Square de la Postern.
Trains in circulation on the new structures by the end of the month
With work of this magnitude, traffic disruptions are also to be expected. To secure the surroundings during the maneuver, Avenue du Général-de-Gaulle and Avenue des Martyrs-de-Soweto are closed to motor vehicle traffic, cycles and pedestrians until the afternoon of August 12. . Diversions are in place via the city center and the avenue de la gare. According to the schedule posted by the RATP and SNCF Réseau, the circulation of trains on the new structures will take place on August 21 for the Chartres bridge and on August 26 for Gallardon.
During the first phase of this operation called “Chagall”, a contraction of Chartres and Gallardon, a tribute was paid to Guibert Rigah, this SNCF engineer who fell to his death on the site on July 25, 2021 after a collapse. ground. In this case, the prosecution of Évry-Courcouronnes opened an investigation for manslaughter against X. The latter is still in progress.
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