Home »World news» The spectacular viaduct that leads across the ocean: This is what the first section of the Nouvelle Route du Littoral looks like
The first section of the new viaduct, which will cross the Indian Ocean in La Réunion, an island which is an overseas department and French region east of Madagascar, has just been inaugurated.
This is what the Nouvelle Route du Littoral looks like
It is a colossal work, with only the first phase built so far, and will not be completed until 2028-2030. An incredible view that reinforces engineering audacity characterizes the new viaduct la New Route du Littoral. This is an innovative project created to reduce traffic on the historic Route du Littoral connecting Saint-Denis to La Possession. Contrary to what we might think, we are in a densely populated area and up to 60,000 vehicles pass by on the coast road prone to landslides every day. But in the long run, the realization of the New Route du Littoral It also has another purpose: to completely replace the traditional route, increasingly vulnerable, wedged between a fragile cliff and the erosion of the advancing sea.
The inauguration of viaduct on the Indian Ocean it was partial. Faced with setbacks and huge delays in implementation, as well as rising costs compared to the originally set costs, the local administration was forced to respond to pressure from the local population. The project, started in 2015, should be completed between 2020 and 2021. Instead, the opening of this section today covers only 8 km of the total 12.5 km. The way in between Saint Denis and La Grande Chaloupe it will also affect only one direction, the one running north-west between the two locations. Cars heading southeast will continue to use the old coast road for the time being.