New delay for the Montpellier-Perpignan high-speed line? A report by the Infrastructure Orientation Council is alerting Catalan decision-makers. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Pyrénées-Orientales points to “an unacceptable reversal of the” State “.
The series of delays on the Montpellier-Perpignan High-Speed Line seems endless. Not to the taste of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Pyrénées-Orientales. “Over the past few days, a report made public by the Infrastructure Orientation Council (COI) seems to call into question the commitment made by Jean Castex. Indeed, a note given to the current Head of Government, Elisabeth Borne, specifies that the authors of the report wish to delay “structuring projects” such as the LGV Perpignan-Montpellier or the work of the RN 116, this in the name of arguments related to ecology. So, even if this report can considered as giving only a simple advisory opinion, the Pyrénées-Orientales Chamber of Commerce and Industry strongly reaffirms the vital nature of the construction of the LGV line between Perpignan and Montpellier for the Pyrénées-Orientales. the future of our territory and its outlets”, Initials Laurent Gauze.
The CCI recalls the promises of Jean Castex and Carole Delga
The president of CCI 66 recalls: “Just a year ago, Jean Castex, then Prime Minister, announced, during a trip to the region, the financial commitment of the State to the tune of 816 million euros for the realization of the first phase work on the high-speed rail line between Perpignan and Montpellier. On the same day, Carole Delga, President of the Occitanie Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region, present at her side, completed this announcement with regional co-financing of 334 million euros. something to put a smile on the face of all the economic leaders as well as the inhabitants of the former Languedoc-Roussillon region who no longer dared to hope to be able to reach Paris by TGV in less than four hours… compared to five today. missing is a real handicap to economic development”.
The Consular Chamber ensures that it “is working on concrete solutions to improve the links, in particular air links, between Perpignan and the national territory. They hope to be able to make concrete announcements in the coming months”.