Release date: 29 July 2009
Promoter – Financial Intermediary
RFF (Réseau Ferré de France). RFF is an EPIC (public industrial and commercial corporation) established in 1997. It owns and manages rail infrastructure in France.Location
Description
The Brittany–Pays de la Loire high-speed railway line project extends the Paris–Le Mans high-speed line in the direction of Rennes and Nantes. This is a new 182 km line carrying predominantly passenger traffic between Le Mans (Conneré) and Rennes (Cesson-Sévigné), to which 32 km of connections to the existing network will be added. The project does not include any new stations.
Objectives
This is an inter-regional and European project, which aims to considerably improve services to Brittany and Pays de la Loire and enhance TEN-T in France.
Sector(s)
Proposed EIB finance (Approximate amount)
Up to EUR 600 million.
Total cost (Approximate amount)
RFF estimates that the project will cost EUR 2 850 million.
Environmental aspects
The project falls within the categories listed in Annex I to Directive 97/11/EC and has therefore been subject to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) in accordance with French administrative procedures.
The EIA procedure was launched in connection with the process concerning the Declaration of Public Utility (DUP), which was obtained on 28 October 2007. The environmental aspects will be examined in the course of the project appraisal.
Procurement
The promoter RFF is bound by Community directives on procurement procedures, in particular Directive 2004/17/EC. Accordingly, the EIB will examine these procurement procedures at the appraisal stage.
Status
Signed - 28/07/2011
Disclaimer
Before financing approval by the Board of Directors, and before loan signature, projects are under appraisal and negotiation. The information and data provided on this page are therefore indicative.
They are provided for transparency purposes only and cannot be considered to represent official EIB policy (see also the Explanatory notes).