2013-vinci-annual-report

66 CONCESSIONS / VINCI CONCESSIONS
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01 Every year, the Stade de France
organises an informal open day for
local residents.
02 and 03 The new Bordeaux stadium,
with a seating capacity of 42,000, will
be delivered in the spring of 2015.
VINCI Stadium teams are already
working actively on preparing the
facility’s operating phase.
a 30-year contract, Rhônexpress is a 23 km
light-rail system that connects Lyon’s Part
Dieu railway station and the city’s Saint
Exupéry airport in just under 30 minutes.
In its third year of operation, it posted an 8%
increase in user rates, which rose to
1.2 million customers. The results of surveys
conducted with users confirmed the utility
and reliability of the line, with an overall satisfaction
rate of 95%. New services were
launched in 2013, allowing users to receive
traffic alerts by SMS and reserve a taxi with
the help of the on-board agent.
Belgium
Liefkenshoek link. After five years of works,
the programme management teams of
VINCI Concessions and its partners, with the
support of CFE, VINCI Construction Grands
Projets (VINCI Construction subsidiaries)
and other players for the design and construction
phases, delivered on schedule this
new 16 km rail link designed to facilitate
access to the port of Antwerp. The project
involved 7 km of civil engineering structures
plus an aqueduct and a 6 km twin-tube
tunnel bored under the Escaut River.
Operation and maintenance of the civil
engineering structures and associated
systems will be handled until 2050 by
Locarail, in which the Group has a 28%
stake, on behalf of Infrabel.
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Stadiums and arenas –
VINCI Stadium
As the head of a network of five stadiums
and arenas in France in which VINCI
Concessions is the major shareholder, VINCI
Stadium brings its expertise to a new operating
model for sports and concert venues.
The aim is to offer spectators multi-sports
programming, a wide variety of concerts
and shows, and a full range of associated
services to diversify the business of these
venues.
Projects under development
New Bordeaux stadium. Alain Juppé, mayor
of Bordeaux, laid the foundation stone for the
new Bordeaux stadium on 15 April 2013,
marking the start of construction works
carried out in a consortium by VINCI
Construction France and Fayat. This
multi-purpose stadium designed by international
architects Herzog & de Meuron will
have a seating capacity of 42,000, and 45,000
in concert configuration. It will host the
matches of its resident club, the Bordeaux
Girondins, and those of the Uefa Euro 2016
championship, together with multi-sports
programming and cultural events. Major
resources are devoted to the project given
that delivery is scheduled for the spring of
2015. The Stade Bordeaux Atlantique teams,
associated with VINCI Stadium personnel,
VINCI STADIUM HEADS
A NETWORK OF
FIVE STADIUMS AND
ARENAS.