The Lucie-BréardFootbridge Renovation

Built about fifteen years ago, this swing bridge located in Saint-Denis in the Paris suburbs originally allowed cars to travel from the Francs-Moisins district to the Stade de France. Although equipped with a fixed footbridge for pedestrian crossing when the bridge was closed, it remained inaccessible to people with reduced mobility (PRM) and cyclists. Regularly broken down due to its obsolescence, the footbridge was no longer functioning and constituted a real obstacle for local residents wanting to cross the canal.

Driven by the Paris 2024 Olympics, the municipality launched a comprehensive urban renovation project for the district, including the rehabilitation of this footbridge. For the city of Saint-Denis, this eco-responsible project to repurpose the existing road infrastructure to promote soft mobility addresses several strategic challenges:

• Energy challenge: decarbonize the site by reusing existing infrastructure
• Social challenge: open up an underprivileged neighborhood and energize the city
• Accessibility challenge: provide access for pedestrians, cyclists, and PRM
• Heritage challenge: preserve and sustain the historical urban landscape

• Mastering technical complexity inherent to the structure's multiple components
• Coordination with various trades during construction: railings, lighting, resin, road joints, articulations, concrete steps, access stairs, small locksmith work
• Very short completion deadline due to the Paris Games