According to Clément Beaune, this sum represents an increase “of 50%” compared to previous contracts signed with regional executives over the period 2015-2022.
New promise from the executive. The State wants to devote 8.6 billion euros to regional transport over the next five years, the Minister Delegate for Transport announced on Tuesday 6 June. According to Clément Beaune, this amount represents an increase “by 50%” compared to previous plan contracts, signed over the period from 2015 to 2022 with the regional executives.
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“We are starting the discussion with the regions for the concrete implementation of the 100 billion euro plan (for rail) by 2040” promised by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne, the minister told headlines from the regional daily press, including the newspapers of the Ebra group, West France and the Voice of the North.
Clément Beaune must formally obtain the green light from the Council of Ministers on Wednesday to launch negotiations on these bases with local authorities (mainly the regions, but also the agglomerations for the future metropolitan RERs) in order to conclude the State- region (CPER) over the period 2023-2027. “In previous contracts, the State put less than 50% and the regions a little more. We expect roughly the same distribution”, noted the Minister. According to him, “Priority is given to rail and public transport, the envelope of which increases by 90% per year”A “almost doubling of the effort”.
For future metropolitan RERs, the envelope provided by the State is 800 million euros. He cites Strasbourg, already launched, but to be improved due to malfunctions, the Lille project which is “very advanced”, and only in the West, Nantes, Rennes and Rouen. For freight, it provides 900 million euros.
Major projects, such as the modernization of the rail network or new high-speed lines, are not included in the CPERs, and “benefit from funding ad hoc“noted the minister.
“We are also increasing credits for the river, port and cycle routes. The share of road transport will decline since 70% of credits will be devoted to train and public transport. We will therefore have to be more selective on road projects”added the member of the executive, according to which “the objective is to sign all the contracts by the fall”.