A European summit on tourism is taking place this Thursday 17 and Friday 18 March in Dijon. Chaired by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Minister Delegate in charge of Tourism, alongside Thierry Breton, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, this conference aims “to share common initiatives with, in sight, the recovery of the sector, the strengthening European tourism in Europe and the transition to a more sustainable model”. The event takes place within the framework of the French presidency of the European Union in 2022.
As such, many ministers will be traveling to Dijon. What disturbances are to be expected for local residents and passers-by? The Côte-d’Or prefecture, in charge of operations, explains: “The government wanted to limit the constraints for the population to what is strictly necessary. In this spirit, the police system has been sized in such a way as to ensure security on a perimeter through the positioning of inspection and filtering points, without the arteries of the city center being prohibited to pedestrians. However, at the arrival times of the processions, pedestrians may be asked by the police to wait a few moments or to slightly modify their route, in order to ensure their safety. »
Thirty processions
Concerning the traffic plan, around thirty processions will evolve in the city center of Dijon, in the sector of the station, the hotels, the prefecture of the Côte-d’Or and the palace of the Dukes. These vehicles will be systematically escorted by motorcyclists from the national police and the national gendarmerie who will ensure, in conjunction with their colleagues in the field present at the main intersections, the fluidity of traffic. “It is recalled that the movements of processions will take place over limited times and that we thank motorists and pedestrians for their understanding and vigilance. »
Parking prohibited on certain streets
The parking of all vehicles, other than those of officials and law enforcement, will be prohibited from Thursday March 17 at 12 p.m. to Friday March 18 at 8 p.m. on all locations for the following streets: north street, Prefecture Street (to Place Notre-Dame), rue de Soissons and bank street.
For the rue Micheletparking is prohibited from 8 a.m. until Friday, 8 p.m.
Traffic will also be prohibited on Thursday in the Prefecture Street from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., in both directions between rue du Nord and place Notre-Dame. A detour will be set up via rue du Nord and rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau. Two other streets will not be passable: the rue d’Assas (from rue Jean-Jacques Rousseau to rue de la Préfecture) and the Champ de Mars Street.
Deliveries to traders in these sectors must be made before 7:30 a.m., and pedestrian access to the crèche, the Ecole du Nord, the Trémouille car park, the shops in the sector and the tourist office remain possible, as is downtown pedestrian streets. The police may, depending on the needs linked to the event, reinforce or lighten the measures planned.