A footbridge signed SYSTRA France in Corte, Corsica

The city of Corte, in Upper Corsica, has awarded the role of project manager for its footbridge project to a consortium bringing together SYSTRA France and the engineering firm Lamoureux & Ricciotti Ingénierie, in partnership with Rudy Ricciotti Architecte (lead). The municipal authorities selected our proposal ‘for the quality of its landscape integration, its structural simplicity, and its innovative environmental approach.’

Engineering structures for pedestrians and soft mobility

This footbridge, intended for pedestrians and cyclists, will span the Tavignano River in downtown Corte with a single 60-metre-long span and a usable width of 5.50 metres. It will be built in ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced concrete, an innovative technique offering a very high level of durability. Its slender structure will blend discreetly into the Corsican mountain landscape. Construction is expected to begin in March 2027, with commissioning at the end of 2027.

Being selected to design this footbridge dedicated to active transport modes is, above all, a recognition of the hard work and talent of our teams. Their expertise in civil engineering structures, combined with their understanding of the challenges involved in the transition to active transport, makes SYSTRA France a trusted partner capable of supporting every client and every project, regardless of its scale.

Éric de Balincourt, CEO of SYSTRA France

This structure follows on from another footbridge designed by our teams in Thiais, in the greater Paris region, crossing the rail bundle at Pont de Rungis station. In the past, our teams also delivered a metallic footbridge in Aigrefeuille, on the Niort–La Rochelle railway line.

Outside France, SYSTRA is involved in delivering numerous pedestrian access projects:

• In Norway, in Porsgrunn, with a soft-mobility footbridge over the Porsgrunnselva River, and in Åndalsnes to cross railway tracks,
• In Denmark, in Albertslund, to cross the tracks of a railway station.