The public inquiry into the extension of line 1 of the Paris metro will soon end.

Started at the end of January, it will be closed on Wednesday March 2, reports

Les Echos

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The new section could pass through Vincennes (Val-de-Marne), Montreuil (Seine-Saint-Denis) and Fontenay-sous-Bois (Val-de-Marne).

During the City Council of the latter, the elected officials gave a favorable opinion on this extension.

It would seem that the population is waiting for this extension of line 1 as it is discussed.

A survey carried out among people representative of the inhabitants of Montreuil, Vincennes and Fontenay shows that 92% of respondents are in favor of the project.

However, there are opponents to the route.

Some fear that it will disfigure the Bois de Vincennes.

A petition launched by the Touche pas à mon bois collective has collected 65,000 signatures.

Trees felled… but replanted

During the municipal council, Yoann Rispal, municipal councilor responsible for public transport, wanted to come back to certain figures.

To opponents who claim that 4,000 trees will be cut down, the elected official specified that there will only be 79. He also pointed out that the client had undertaken to replant at least five times the number of trees. uprooted trees.

So that 395 trees must be replanted.

The consultation meetings were very well attended, underlines

Les Echos

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In Fontenay-sous-Bois, “nearly 1,000 people” attended the two meetings in the town.

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