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A shell dating from World War II was discovered on a construction site in the Vaise district of Lyon.
The prefecture has announced that a demining operation is scheduled for Sunday between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., rue Transversale.
"The machine is no longer dangerous," she said in a statement.
But the operation requires the establishment of a security perimeter and the evacuation of several thousand people for the intervention of the demining services ”.
The residents, who reside within a radius of 230 meters, will be evacuated the same morning from 7:30 am This concerns a total of 4,500 people.
Five temporary reception centers will be open to receive them during the operation.
No metro in the morning, no rail traffic
Parking and traffic restrictions will be put in place between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the sectors of rue Transversale and rue de la Claire.
And several bus lines, which serve the district, will see their route modified from 7:30 am. Details can be found on the TCL website.
Exceptionally, the Valmy and Gorge de Loup stops, located on metro line D, will not be served.
The gradual resumption of traffic is already scheduled between noon and 12:30 pm The relay park at Vaise 1 will be closed on Sunday, but the one in Gorge de Loup will be open.
At the same time, the Lyon-Vaise SNCF station will be closed to travelers in the same way as rail traffic.
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