A bicycle demonstration against the “Montpellier ring road” project

Une manifestation sous la forme d’une “vélorution”. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

Several associations including AutreCOM and Sos Oulala, already mobilized against the Lien (intercommunal northern bypass link) and the COM (west bypass of Montpellier) are calling for a bicycle demonstration this Sunday morning for "the&rsquo ;abandonment of the Montpellier ring road project.

"On the eve of crucial legislative elections for our country, it is essential to fundamentally rethink mobility, especially in peri-urban and rural areas. " Based on this premise, several associations are calling for a bicycle demonstration this Sunday morning "for the abandonment of the Montpellier ring road project", a global formula which targets the northern intercommunal bypass link (LINK) and the western bypass of Montpellier (COM).

Freezing of alternative car projects

The stakeholder associations include AutreCOM, Sos Oulala, Bloque ton périph', supported by the national coalition "La rout des routes". "The old city bypass road projects, dating back 30 years, such as the LIEN and the COM, will never succeed in solving the mobility problems which are at the heart of the concerns of the inhabitants& ;quot; they write. Their leaders deplore, at the same time, the freezing of alternative projects to the car : "not in capacity public transport between Gignac and Montpellier, no cycle paths on the outskirts of the metropolis (Saint-Jean-de-Védas, Celleneuve, Combaillaux, Vailhauquès)."

This Sunday's event is organized in conjunction with Vélocité. Departure is scheduled at 11:15 a.m. from Peyrou and arrival scheduled at 1:00 p.m. on the banks of the Mosson.