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Beginning of polemic on the cost of the " guided trolley bus " of Nancy
One finds similarities with the projects of VAL of Chaban in Bordeaux, or Herve in Rennes. Right-hand side or left, they wants to make a blow of electoral glare with " revolutionary " means of transport... Herve succeeded, Rossinot will undoubtedly arrive there, except if one finds businesses not clear behind this project. Because it should not be forgotten that to make a success of such a political project, it are ready with all... Note
Whereas work began in August 1999, the " guided trolley bus
" causes in Nancy a beginning of polemic.
The invoice of work of the first line of 11 km, which must be
inaugurated fine 2000, indeed heavier than would be envisaged.
It is the launched charge on January 16 by elected officials,
of right-hand side and left, urban community, opposed to the project
of the centre mayor of the city, André Rossinot.
At first sight, the figures are overpowering: according to Francoise
Herve and Raynald Rigolot, (Victoire group for Nancy), Jean-Jacques
Guyot and Michel Stricher (PS), the cost would reach in fact 1,139
billion francs (HT) compared with the initial estimate of 920
million francs (HT). Either a going beyond of 219 million francs!
To obtain this figure,«we added the sum with the deliberations
and of the endorsements adopted by the urban community since 1997
», explains Jean-Jacques Guyot, president of the socialist
elected officials of the urban community which, beyond the costs
of the " guided trolley bus ", denounces a project carried
out «in precipitation »not answering «the problems
of urban development of Large Nancy ».
Dice on January 18, the vice-president of the urban community,
Christian Parra (left radical), retorted by stressing that the
estimated cost of the installation of the first line of "
guided trolley bus " rose for the moment to 980 million.
The going beyond would be thus, for the hour, of «only »60
million (see framed).
«That corresponds to improvements made to the project »,
explains Thierry Marchal, technical person in charge of the urban
community. Thus, after the public investigation, the modification
of the layout with Essey A increases the project of 10 million;
the air-conditioning of the trolleys of 8 million, the park relay
of the CHU Brabois of 10 million and new posts of line of 20 million.
«This additional expenditure will be partly compensated
by an increase in the State grant which should pass from 152 to
170 million francs », ensures Thierry Marchal. «To
have an exact idea of the cost of the project, it continues, it
is necessary to take not into account the budget estimates but
the real amount of the contracts which, after invitation to tender,
are sometimes lower than than we had envisaged. »Moreover,
insofar as line 1 in fact is carried out in two phases, «one
cannot add up estimates for the markets still to provide and of
the figures for work already started », adds for its part
Christian Parra, in response to calculations of the opponents.
In light, the elected officials who launched the polemic would
have added some. History, perhaps, to give the blow of sending
to the countryside of the local elections while carrying iron
on what is one of the great projects of Andre Rossinot.
Marc LOMAZZI LVDR of 26-01-00