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The first new Docklands Light Railway (DLR) carriage part-funded by the Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has been delivered to Stratford station.  Read more.

FACE GRANDLILLE - n°209 - Mai 2009 www.facegrandlille.com
With the Seine-Nord Europe Canal in sight, more than ever before, the Northern France region counts on combined transport development and on alternative means of transport.
The people in the neighbouring areas of the Seine-Nord Canal do not intend to merely look at barges floating by along the new 106-km-long waterway between Compiègne and Cambrai. Such is the case in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region, where plans are being boosted by the 26km section of the canal! “The building of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal is …

Source: FACE GRANDLILLE - n°209 - Mai 2009 www.facegrandlille.com
Delta 3 multimodal hub in Dourges is successful, with its first phase reaching saturation point and the second about to be launched.
Key figure: 120,000 transhipments a year expected at Delta 3 in 2010
Located in Dourges, about 20 km (12 miles) south of Lille, Delta 3 multimodal and logistics hub has been in operation since December 2003. It is a 330-ha (815-acre) site with a service centre, a trimodal combined transport terminal and 330,000m² of Class A logistics warehouses.

Translation of interview with Thierry Duclaux, VNF managing director

Interviewed by Thierry Becqueriaux
www.facegrandlille.com FACE GRANDLILLE - #209- May 2009

“With the Seine-Nord Europe Canal, we are going to modernize and upgrade today’s whole navigation system. This will boost projects in all fields.”

French State Secretary for Transport Dominique Bussereau signed the annual performance contract between the State and VNF in Béthune on March 2nd. What is at stake?
Thierry Duclaux: 2009 will be an intermediate year for us. We had concluded a first contract of agreed objectives and means with the State for …

This section provides information in French on the role that the London Development Agency plays in designing and developing London’s physical environment to supporting sustainable growth.
As this information is readily available in English, we’ll just provide you the link!
London Development Agency.