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Western two-lane ring road opened in Bordeaux to reduce traffic congestion


09 May 2023

The official opening of the western two-lane ring road took place yesterday morning in Bordeaux, but its inauguration took place on Saturday. A long awaited project. It is finally finished with the aim of decongesting road traffic even if there is still a long way to go, conceded the Prefect, Etienne Guyot.

Another important event: the opening of the new Gendarmerie barracks in Tonneins after seven years of work. From today, you have to go to rue Jean-Panno to be received there.

Still in Tonneins, last week, elected officials voted to maintain the 4.5 school days for shorter and more activity-filled days. Parents and schools were mostly in favor of the return to four days.

In the facts:

Yesterday around 6 p.m., in Saint-André de Cubzac, a 47-year-old man, who had fled a check after hitting a gendarme, was arrested in Lormont and then placed in police custody. The soldier was injured in the legs but his vital prognosis is not engaged.

The 19-year-old driver suspected of causing the death of a 25-year-old man in Libourne on Sunday morning as he waited beside his broken down car, was indicted yesterday and placed under judicial supervision. She was alcoholic at the time.

Sunday morning, a 90-year-old woman died on the road in Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois in a two-vehicle accident.

Last night, a 51-year-old man was airlifted to Bordeaux University Hospital in a life-threatening emergency. He fell from a roof at his home in Damazan.

The State is appealing in cassation to contest the suspension of lamprey fishing in fresh water in Gironde. The administrative court of Bordeaux had been seized by the association “Defense of aquatic environments” which denounced the progressive disappearance of the species. The Council of State will decide.

A resumption of peat required the intervention of firefighters on Sunday at the Domaine d’Hostens where the soil is still burning. Remember that caution is more important than ever in the spring of 2023.

Tonight at 6 p.m. in Bordeaux, drones will be authorized by the Prefecture to monitor a demonstration against the pension reform on the Forecourt of Human Rights at the call of Sud PTT and Solidaires.

Yesterday, during the ceremony of May 8, 45, about sixty people gathered to protest against the government’s policy in Pessac while the Secretary of State for Ecology, Bérangère Couillard, was expected on site. She finally went to Cestas to “avoid overflows”.

A partial municipal election will soon take place in Sainte-Maure-de-Peyriac warns the Prefecture of Lot-et-Garonne to choose a new mayor and his deputies. A first round is scheduled for June 18 and a second on June 25, if necessary.

A new book opens for the alumni of the Intercommunal Music School of Sud-Gironde. After its definitive closure decided by local elected officials, the association The Soundtrack will offer from September many activities for young and old. An alternative to cover the needs of the territory. The details with Thierry Andrade, he is the coordinator.

All the details can be found on labandesons.fr. Pre-registrations are open.

In sports, hats off to the Saint-Jean-d’Illac men’s volleyball team. She will be present tonight at 7:30 p.m. at Espace Quérandeau to celebrate her Ligue B champion title and her rise to the top class with her supporters.

Rugby with US Marmande which has just ended its season in National 2 in 9th place, synonymous with maintaining the fourth French level. For the president, Gilles Bertrandias, the season is nonetheless mixed, at the microphone Dorian Malvesin.

Full report to be found here.

UBB lost to Stade Toulousain on Sunday evening 31-17 and already have their heads turned towards their next duel at home against Pau on Saturday afternoon. There are two days left before the final stages and the Union is 6th in the Top 14.

Finally, in football, after their victory on Saturday against Caen, the Girondins de Bordeaux still dream of going back to Ligue 1. They play the 35th day this Saturday, in Rouen.

[G.L. Photo : BM]

2023-05-09 03:35:11
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