In particular, they will promote service to Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. Gathered this Friday, May 26 in plenary session, the elected officials of the Val-d’Oise departmental council voted to launch public consultation with a view to the creation of three new high-level service bus lines (BHNS), which will run partly on its own site in the east of the department. The consultation will take place from June 5 to July 1, and will include six public meetings.
Eventually, the new lines should therefore join Goussainville (La Plaine) to the Villepinte Exhibition Center in Seine-Saint-Denis (13 stations over 11 km), Villiers-le-Bel (Cerisaie) to the airport (5 stations over 3.4 km), extending the existing line 20, and Garges-Sarcelles station at the airport (10 stations over 13 km). Travel times will be 30 to 50 minutes depending on the section.
“These lines are compensation obtained after the cancellation a few years ago of the Gonesse bar project (rail link between RER D and B), explains Philippe Rouleau, vice-president (LR) of the transport department. The objective is to have more buses, and for them to be faster. We’ll save ten minutes per line. They will serve employment areas, new districts, or districts undergoing urban renewal. “Users had until now to take regular lines in the flow of traffic,” says Marie-Christine Cavecchi, president (LR) of the department. It was longer. »
Schedules adapted to the activity of the airport
70,000 passengers would be affected by these three new lines, and 200,000 by the project in general. Other existing lines should indeed be able to use the new facilities. The frequency will also increase, and new vehicles will run every ten minutes, from 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Schedules adapted, in particular, to the staggered schedules of airport employees.
Today, only 13% of people working on the platform live in Val-d’Oise, mainly due to the lack of transport. “This will help make this employment center more attractive,” hopes Philippe Rouleau. This is confirmed by Jean-Philippe Delcourt, territorial director of Val-d’Oise at Pôle emploi. “Today, it is a challenge to go by public transport on the Roissy platform, he underlines. However, cities like Garges and Sarcelles are the most affected by long-term unemployment, this is where we have the most RSA beneficiaries, ”he adds.
Work should begin in 2026, after the declaration of public utility (DUP), for commissioning at the end of 2029. The cost of the project is estimated at 200 million euros, financed by the State , the region, the department and the urban community Roissy Pays de France. Cycle paths should also be integrated there, over a distance of about 20 km.
“For motorists, it will be even more of a hassle”
Proof of the significant need for these arrangements, the decision was voted unanimously. “Developing public transport is always a good thing, summarizes aside Cédric Sabouret, co-president of the opposition group and elected (PS) of the canton of Villiers-le-Bel. Afterwards, it will be necessary to be vigilant on the calculations of travel times, and implementation deadlines. »
The duration of the trip is the priority for many users like Radwan, a resident of the Cholettes district, in Sarcelles, crossed this Thursday. “This is great news, greets the young man of 18 years. Currently from Garges Sarcelles station, it takes me 50 minutes to go to Roissy. If I can win 10 minutes, it’s positive. Today, I join a friend who is having an interview at Roissy. He planned an hour trip, because you never know how it rolls. »
“This may be good news for bus users, but for motorists, it will be even more difficult, points out Nicolas, a resident of Seine-et-Marne. I work in construction and, from site to site, we travel by car. Fewer traffic queues means more time on the road. Delivery people are already complaining about these lanes reserved for buses. »
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