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of 2013. In addition, it widened the A8 motorway
at the western entrance to Nice, the A9
motorway on the outskirts of Perpignan and
the A11 motorway at Angers. The start of the
A9 project in Montpellier and the second
phase of the A63 project in the Basque
country are expected to bolster activity in
coming years. Eurovia also carried out a
number of projects on the A43 (widening a
6 km section at La Tour du Pin), the A16
(resurfacing of a 35 km section between the
Berck and Rue exits and interchanges) and
the A14 (refurbishment of 17 km of lanes
between La Défense and Orgeval in a record
13 days during the summer).
Activity was also driven by a large
number of projects on French national,
departmental and municipal highways.
Particularly noteworthy were the widening
of the RD119 departmental highway in south-eastern
France, the construction of the
western urban boulevard in Montauban
and a new landscaped lane connecting the
RD914 and RD142 highways in Greater
Limoges. Elsewhere, Eurovia signed a
20-year partnership contract with the
Cantal authorities to refurbish and maintain
the RD120 departmental highway,
which includes construction of a new
7.5 km section in conjunction with VINCI
Construction Terrassement.
In the light rail market, activity held
steady at a high level. Eurovia continued
work in the Greater Paris area on the
Châtillon–Viroflay (T6), Athis Mons–Villejuif
(T7) and Epinay sur Seine–Villetaneuse (T8)
lines. In the French regions, it worked on the
Lyon (T3 and T4), Bordeaux (Lines A, B and C
extensions), Toulouse, Nice and Valenciennes
light rail systems. It also started work on the
light rail systems in Strasbourg (western
extension of Lines A and D), Besançon, Douai
(Line A extension) and Aubagne. New contracts
included the Médoc tram-train, which
will serve the north-western area of Greater
Bordeaux, the Rouen light rail system, and
Caraibus, the bus rapid transit (BRT) system
in Martinique.
Urban development work accelerated in
the run-up to the elections. The main
BUSINESS HELD STEADY
AT A HIGH LEVEL IN THE
LIGHT RAIL MARKET.
projects included completion of the redevelopment
of the Old Port and the public space
around the Museum of European and
Mediterranean Civilisations (MuCEM) in
Marseille; the Allées Jean Jaurès and Avenue
Feuchères improvement project in Nîmes;
the city centre development project in Le
Touquet; the renovation of the historic
Martroi square in Orleans; and the development
of the esplanade and streets of the new
Pierresvives neighbourhood in Montpellier.
Eurovia’s core business activities include a