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The new A8 slip-road: “riding out of the storm?”

By Milena Radoman
Monaco has financed a third of the new exit 58 of the A8 motorway, in service since January 2024.

Since 10 January, motorists travelling on the €2.48million, with Monaco contributing one victory. “We still need to consolidate usages
A8 towards Italy can pay €3 to take the 58 third (€2.14 million). to really make a diagnosis of the positive
interchange near La Turbie. Named Monaco and negative points to counterbalance in our
Est/Roquebrune-Cap-Martin/Beausoleil, this “We have wasted a lot of time.” territory and with our neighbours. We must not
new A8 slip-road aims to relieve congestion Commissioned in 1989, this exit, considered overreact and provoke another usage conflict.
at the access to Monaco via the A500 and La dangerous because it was too steep, was We will have to respond in the most appropriate
Turbie, which are completely saturated during closed in 1994. The mayor of La Turbie has way, because this junction is already finding its
peak hours, and to avoid the subsequent since campaigned for its reopening, refused audience and is very well-frequented,” believes
frequent closures of the tunnel which leads "for reasons which belonged only to what the Minister of Public Works, the Environment
to Brasca. I would call the disease of our country: and Urban Development, Céline Caron-Dagioni.
technocracy and these norms which often The only downside is that the exit via this
Monaco paid €2.14 million block projects of general interest. We have new slip-road is now somewhat congested at
This solution, the result of a partnership wasted a lot of time. Decentralisation does the Mont des Mules. “Tailbacks do build up.
between France and Monaco, has been long- not work.” “After 25 years of refusal, we are Vehicles arrive in waves and have difficulty
awaited for decades by both road users and now riding out of the storm in our village of merging into traffic. A roundabout needs to
local authorities. Its inauguration, after three La Turbie, which has a somewhat specific be created,” indicates Mayor, Jean-Jacques
years of work*, brought together numerous configuration, since all the shops are located Raffaele. Several avenues are currently under
Monégasque and French officials, all financial along the main axis. Crossing the road was a study, requiring a modification of the Beausoleil
partners of a mobility solution worth €6.06 struggle between 7:30 am and 9:30 am,” said Local Urban Plan. The construction of this
million excluding taxes. The Alpes-Maritimes the the local councillor, according to whom roundabout, therefore, will have to wait.
Department, the French Riviera Community “the traffic diversion has worked. Vehicles no
(CARF) and Vinci Autoroutes Réseau Escota longer pass through the village centre.” *Three retaining walls were required; there is more
participated in the financing to the tune, The new A8 junction, “the end of a storm”? than 50 metres' difference in altitude between the A8
respectively, of €1.23 million, €200,000 and In Monaco, there is hesitation before declaring and the RD 2564.

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