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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TRAINING AND PRACTICES FAVOURING THE
ENVIRONMENT
To back its ISO 14001 certification
application, APRR has created the
Environment Pack, which provides
better readability of all relevant training
courses.
Certain training courses have been
revised while others have been created,
such as the course aiming to improve
the energy balance of operational
buildings, which accompanies the
rollout of the associated diagnoses.
Efforts are being made to reduce the
use of fossil fuels wherever possible
with, for example, the installation of heat
pumps in Besançon and Bron, and the
renovation of outer wall insulation.
€12,950
thousand
LOCAL COMMUNITIES,
SOLID PARTNERSHIPS
To improve access to the regions and
take account of local dynamics, the
Group has continued its efforts to create
solid partnerships with local authorities,
both for the creation of additional
interchanges and to allow new
customers to use motorways thanks to
the use of specially tailored subscription
offers.
In September, this approach resulted in
the opening of the Arlay interchange on
the A39 in the Jura region, designed to
back an assertive economic and
touristic development policy for the
Bletterans area. Financing was provided
by the Jura general council (75%) and
by APRR (25%).
2009 AnnuAL REPORT APRR
Twelve people have been trained in the
use of ADEME’s Bilan Carbone ® (carbon
balance) method, as part of the
measures taken by the Eiffage group
favouring professionalisation in this area.
At the Fleury toll barrier on the A6
motorway, lighting has been optimised
using a new control system, reducing
electricity consumption by nearly 20%.
The Group has published two new
volumes in the Carnets d’autoroutes
collection: Sur le chemin du
développent durable: de l’eau
et des boues (Towards sustainable
development: water and sludge)
and Des passages à faune (Wildlife
crossings). The latter presents some of
invested in active motorways, including
widening operations, to reduce environmental
impacts and limit pollution risks, especially
insofar as water and noise are concerned.
Works on the Seynod interchange on
the A41 motorway in Haute-Savoie
began this summer. This structure is
financed by the Haute-Savoie general
council (25%), the Annecy federation of
municipalities (25%) and AREA (50%).
The two interchanges have a significant
environmental component, with, for
example, the Arlay plaza providing an
opportunity to test a 190 sq. m
photovoltaic canopy which is expected
to produce a third of the requirements
of the fully-automated facility.
Near Annecy, AREA has worked to
improve “green and blue” biological
continuities and the recycling of
materials.
the results of the study carried out since
2004 by the Jura hunters’ federation
evaluating the use of wildlife crossings
on the A39 motorway.
In partnership with RFF*, APRR is
also involved in a three-year university
research programme entitled
Copafaune. The study aims to assess
the break and corridor effects for wildlife
that can be created by a linear
infrastructure. This involves examining
the connectivity of rural spaces adjacent
to a motorway and to a high speed
railway line.
Taxes paid to local and
regional authorities
n Land & property tax:
e2,1 million
n Business tax:
e51.5 million
n Regional development tax:
e133.4 million
*French railway network
September saw APRR launch the
Grand Besançon PassLiber-t on the
A36 in the Doubs département. This is
aimed at car drivers living or working in
one of the 59 towns forming part of
Greater Besançon, and provides a 60%
reduction on three toll plazas, half of
which covered by the local authority.
This partnership should result in
reduced travel times and more fluid
traffic flows on certain secondary
routes.