Disètz una palanca en lenga nòstra. Dempuèi ièr / since yesterday, access to the Garonne embankment has been closed. Atal will be pending 3 months. This dyke will be closed for 3 months to allow the construction of a footbridge / a palanca between the Crotz de Pèire district and the isla del Ramièr. La Crotz de Pèire, what is aquò? This is the Croix de Pierre, a district which owes its name to a stone cross located at the crossroads of Avenue de Muret and Boulevard Déodat-de-Séverac, a cross destroyed by the flood of 1875. Quin aigat!
What a flood!
Yes, in Occitan you can say an aigat. When it comes to a flood of the Garonne, we can even speak of a garonada. Same thing with a flood of the Tarn, speaking of a tarnada. Note that in Lenga nòstra, there is no article before the name of a watercourse. Thus, the Garonne is said in Occitan Garona (and not the Garona). Same thing with the Tarn which will be pronounced Tarn. But let’s come back to the construction of this footbridge in Toulouse, on the left bank of the Garonne, which will link the Croix de Pierre to the Ile du Ramier. This is a major project, as part of the Grand Parc Garonne.
Moreover, there is not one but two bridges that will be built.
E òc, çò primièr / first of all, the Rapas footbridge which will connect the island of Ramier to the avenue de Muret at the tram level (station avenue de Muret). It will be 150 meters long and 5 meters wide. Aquela palanca serà reservada pels bicicletares e tanben pels pedons. This footbridge will be reserved for cyclists and pedestrians / als pedons. The segonda palanca / the second footbridge will connect the island of Ramier to the Empalot district. It will be 145 meters long.
How much will the construction of these 2 footbridges cost?
20 million euros / 20 million euros, including 12 financed by Europe. Ca que la, es pas acabat: doas palancas de mai seràn bastidas / however, that’s not all: two more footbridges will be built in the years 2026-2032. At the end of the day, the construction of these 4 footbridges will eventually make it easier for Toulouse residents to access the future large urban park on the Ile du Ramier, which will become the “green lung” of the Pink City.