Bordeaux. lighting on part of the bypass from Monday

Le Figaro Bordeaux

The right bank of Bordeaux soon fell into darkness. This Monday, November 21, the entire eastern section of the bypass, including a section of the A630 and the N230 national road, will have public lighting switched off. This blackout affects the Gironde municipalities of Bordeaux, Gradignan, Villeneuve-d’Ornon, Begles, Bouillac, Florac, Senon, Artigues and Lormont. Within the energy sobriety actions implemented by the state in the infrastructures for which it is responsible;

The western section of the ring road was no longer lit after it was upgraded to 2×3 lanes in 2014, the Gironde prefecture noted, adding, however, that “In order to maintain a good level of road safety for users, the lighting will be switched off in the current section, but will be maintained on the right-hand side of the main intersections of the highway, as well as on the two main structures that cross the Garonne, the Aquitaine bridge and Francois Mitterrand“.

This removal of bright lighting should allow to save 1400 MWh annually, state services.that is, the equivalent of the annual consumption of 300 households“. An event that will contributeto the effort expected at times when the peak electrical energy consumptionis the most intense“, and will reduce light pollution in the town of Bordeaux. The impact of this removal of public lighting on road safety will be assessed, with results shared in late 2023.