Topic: COI

France’s plan for Spanish rail border crossing upgrade is ‘worrying’

The future of the upgrade of the rail border crossing between France and Spain on the TEN-T Atlantic Corridor is still unclear and concerns are increasing. Carlo Sacchi, Community Executive responsible for the Corridor, presented...Read more

26-05-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

What will Macron do about access routes to the Turin-Lyon tunnel?

The debate about the Turin-Lyon railway is in a heated phase since France does not seem too keen on providing access routes to the tunnel from Lyon. Last week, 57 French senators sent a pledge...Read more

17-04-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

Turin-Lyon: former politicians urge Macron to avoid ‘tunnel without trains’ scenario

The French side of the project for the Turin-Lyon railway has been under the spotlight for possible significant delays in the construction of access lines to the tunnel from Lyon. In the latest development, 37...Read more

31-03-2023|Comment|author: Marco Raimondi

100 billion for rail in France until 2042, but is it enough?

France’s Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne claimed that the French government is ready to allocate 100 billion euros for the execution of the plan presented by the Infrastructure Orientation Council (COI). The plan analyses the necessary...Read more

28-02-2023|1 comment|author: Marco Raimondi