Nice LRT – Lines 1&2
In 2000, SYSTRA was awarded a contract to assist the contracting authority to build Phase 1 of this dedicated lane public transport network, comprising a light rail transit scheme and bus rapid transit line.
The Nice LRT network comprises 3 lines, which were built in 3 phases:
Phase 1A
Line 1 (LRT): Comte de Falicon/Pont Michel;
Line 2 (BRT): Place Ile de Beauté/CADAM.
Phase 1B
Westward extension of Line 2 to Cagnes-sur-Mer town centre.
Phase 2
Conversion of Line 2 into an LRT line with a westward extension using BRT to Villeneuve Loubet;
Easterly extension of Line 1 to Ariane and La Trinité.
Phase 3
Completion of LRT Line 2 to Villeneuve Loubet;
Line 3 (LRT): Plaine du Var/Saint-Augustin/Lingostière.
SYSTRA provided consultancy and assistance services in the following fields:
Design studies (preliminary, basic and detailed);
Preparing and managing the call to tender;
Implementing construction and supply contracts;
Testing and commissioning the light rail transit;
Compiling the paperwork for the planning studies certificate, monitoring performance during the warranty period