In Salagou, the Octon pontoon was completely dismantled,

The Octon pontoon was dismantled and the piles were removed on October 16. JM – JM

The Octon pontoon was dismantled and the piles were removed on October 16. JM – JM

Facing the Neck de Roques, the Octon pontoon is nothing more than a memory. JM – JM

Depuis quelques jours, il ne subsistait du ponton que ses pilotis. JM – JM

The structure installed on the banks of the lake has been completely dismantled. It had been installed about fifteen years ago to facilitate access and practice for fishermen with reduced mobility.

The work had been announced this summer, it was carried out at the start of the school year by the Department. Of the Octon pontoon, which was dismantled, until this Wednesday, October 16, only the piles on which the structure was fixed remained.

The reused material 

This morning, a new team of service providers intervened on site to remove these residual structures. The wooden pontoon is now just a memory. On its digital portal, the Grand Site Salagou-Mourèze explains that a large part of the materials will be recovered for other public projects. The guardrails will be reused in Aspiran and the wooden materials will be reused for the new Youth Center in Lodève. quot;

The structure was initially designed to facilitate access and practice for fishermen with reduced mobility, except that this use was quite rare. Wear and tear and new standards will have gotten the better of the Octon pontoon, which would have been too expensive to repair.