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Le projet Charles III vu depuis Fontvieille / The Charles III project seen from Fontvieille
and posed structural problems that could that a project will be finalised in June 2025. filed a civil lawsuit in the criminal part of this
have been anticipated. Further studies led to No doubt it will be a hybrid of the three case. We’re keeping an eye on this.
project 1B, which was a bit monstrous; the propositions. J.A.: It’s a waste of this land.
port would have had to be almost demolished J.A.: The first time I saw this project, I
and Boulevard Albert II would have had close immediately pointed out that it would be a You are going to meet with Christian Estrosi,
in order to build it... At the end of 2023, we miracle if we managed to do it; it was a fanciful so will you raise the subject of the metro
learned at the budget meeting that this project project without thinking about the urban again?
had been abandoned, despite the fact that functions of the neighbourhood. We started T.B.: Before launching projects, we need to
€38 million had been spent on the design out with a fantasy idea without considering the study their feasibility. Rather than talking about
work... That's when we were presented with inner-city logistics of an area where thousands a metro, I prefer to talk about an additional
the variants. Project 1C, a smaller version of workers are present. mode of transport between Nice, Monaco and
of 1A and therefore of 1B, with the same Ventimiglia. Let's wait and see what the new
architectural style from Socri. This had the The new CHPG Hospital: will it exceed 1.5 TER service will be like. But in any case, the
advantage of using the structural studies billion euros when in 2011, the cost of the current options available are not sufficient to
and, above all, of Socri financing the entire project was estimated at 550 million euros? reduce motorists. In absolute terms, the new
project (4 years of building work), in return T.B.: It will reach 2 billion euros and mode of transport can take any form we want
for long leases and the use of the retail a construction duration beyond what is as long as it meets the desired objective. This
space. The second variant, which is less reasonable, with completion in 2035. decision will probably be taken in Paris, not
complicated because the structure does not Which means that the hospital would be at regional or local levels as the project could
span the road (three years building work + 18 technologically obsolete… Now there’s a tower also attract European funds.
months of design work since we'd be starting 4, a Cape Canaveral which has enormous J.A.: In the meantime, what matters is the
from scratch), is less expensive and has the financial consequences. traffic density and roads that are sufficient
advantage of keeping the shopping centre to enable this density. It’s really a question
open and renaturing it. The 3 option is a Has the project for the Esplanade des of political intent. It has been proven in all
rd
simple modernisation, with no urban flow pêcheurs been completely abandoned? cities. If you invest more in roads, you will
between Fontvieille and La Condamine. T.B.: An agreement with Antonio Caroli had have more cars; if you invest more in public
Didier Guillaume, Minister of State, wants been reached. The project is blocked by an transport, you will have more people not
to review the venture and he has told us appeal by Patrice Pastor. The Government has using their cars.

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