French Transport Minister Clément Beaune urged residents of the Paris region to go on vacation or work remotely during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Le Monde writes on December 9.
The minister called the inhabitants of Ile-de-France “take a vacation” during the Games, since not using public transport would allow us to accommodate the 800,000 spectators expected each day. . and, above all, its transportation by public transportation. The latter, even in normal times, is already on the verge of apoplexy, which will be the essence of the problem in the summer of 2024.
Three weeks ago, Clément Beaune already warned that traffic plans in and around Paris were expected to be “hard” for the summer of 2024, during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The statements he made on Thursday, December 7, are not ambiguous.
Bon’s words contradict the guarantees given on November 29 by the Parisian police prefect, Laurent Núñez. “We will have no reason to leave Paris”said Núñez, presenting the security and traffic perimeters during the Olympic Games. Today the authorities say just the opposite.
Following the “tough” stance expressed by Minister Beaune, the mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, also stated that “we won’t be ready” regarding public transportation. His words reinforced the feeling that for those present in the Paris region in the summer of 2024, the period will be difficult and perhaps “expensive.” In fact, on November 27, the president of the Ile-de-France region, Valerie Pecresse, announced the creation of the Paris 2024 pass, announcing that metro ticket prices would almost double during the Games.
A letter from the prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Marc Guillaume, addressed to Minister Beaune and published by Le Canard Chainé on Wednesday, December 6, increased attention on the issue of public transport. The prefect pointed out that in some places spectators can only be transported if regular users are denied travel. Le Canard Enchainé mentioned “Olympic prison”but the prefect of the region, Marc Guillaume, was quick to deny these concerns, speaking rather of the risk of congestion on some metro and RER lines.
Let us remember that from July 26 to August 11, 2024, the Olympic Games will be held in the French capital, and from August 28 to September 8, the Paralympic Games. It is believed that between 500,000 and 1 million spectators will be transported daily to the venues during the Olympic Games.
Source: Rossa Primavera
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