"Following a call for tenders, we selected Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France as the prospective beneficiary of the renovation works which represent 600 million of the 900 million of the project in total for StatioNord, including the development of around the station, financial expenses, taxes etc. ", declares Aude Landy-Berkowtiz, president of the StatioNord management board.
By adding a pedestrian and cycle bridge to overhang the tracks that do not come under the same budget, an underground car park and a new SNCF building, the total project will exceed the billion euros mark.
The works which should be launched by June, "without waiting for the issuance of the amending permit and the purging of appeals, as town planning law allows us", will last four years, then StatioNord will operate the commercial spaces until 2065, says the leader.
According to Ms. Landy-Berkowitz, the work will generate 450 jobs, then 1.800 permanent direct jobs for the various activities of the station, excluding SNCF.
An agreement was concluded at the end of 2020 with the Paris city hall on the final shape of the station, which should have a little less commercial space and a little more bicycle parking than initially planned.
The TransManche Terminal, where the Eurostar departs from, should be delivered "in time for the 2023 Rugby World Cup" and "all railway works will be operational for the 2024 Olympic Games" scheduled in Paris, adds t -it.
The project involves few demolitions, and the principle of a metal and glass construction, which requires only an assembly of elements, was retained to speed up the site and minimize the nuances.
More than 700.000 people pass through this station every day today "and 900.000 are expected in 2030", according to Ms. Landy-Berkowitz.