Restoration work on the Colbert BridgeClosure to road traffic from January 2024 to mid-2025

Restoration of the Colbert Bridge

From January 2024 to mid-2025, the emblematic Pont Colbert, which links the Pollet district to its peninsula, is undergoing a facelift.

Its restoration, carried out by Ports de Normandie, will involve a detour of road traffic. For pedestrians, a footbridge has been installed near the site of the bridge.

Below you’ll find all the practical information you need to know about the works and how to get around during them.

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The project in brief

Classified as a Historic Monument in 2020, thanks to strong public support and the commitment of local authorities, the Pont Colbert will undergo a complete restoration.
Its structure, made of a mix of original puddled iron and post-war steel, is badly damaged and will be restored.
Ports de Normandie will also renovate the roadway and widen the sidewalks to make them accessible to people with reduced mobility.

Work is also planned on the civil engineering: resurfacing of the circular paving in the area where the bridge is to be removed, restoration of the staircases, abutments and quay coping… as well as restoration of the shunting cab and facade of the machine building.
Last but not least, the project includes night-time illumination of the bridge.

Milestones

– Start of assembly of the pedestrian bridge
Early January 2024

– Closure of road traffic on the Pont Colbert and opening of the footbridge
January 24, 2024 at 1 p.m. (slight delay due to weather conditions, the ramps for PRM access will not be able to be opened until a few days after the footbridge goes into service)

– Transfer from bridge to Cours de Dakar
February 8 to 10, 2024

– Mothballing, asbestos removal and stripping of the bridge
6 months

– Repair of bridge structure
8 months

– Bridge corrosion protection and painting
3 months

– Renovation of bridge mechanism, removal and maneuvering areas
8 months

– Renovation of the shunting cabin
10 months

– Repainting of machine building facade
6 months

– Lighting upgrade
3 months

– End of project
mid-2025

Download the detour map and new bus routes

Bridge closure

Plan your journeys!

During restoration work on the Colbert Bridge, a new traffic plan for pedestrians, cars and public transport lines will be in place for 15 months.

Note also that traffic directions will change on the Pollet peninsula.

The footbridge

Ports de Normandie provides a pedestrian footbridge, accessible to people with reduced mobility, not far from the bridge site. It is also accessible to cyclists (bikes on land). Like the Pont Colbert, it opens to navigation on request, for the time it takes for boats to pass, 2 hours before high tide and 45 minutes after high tide.

To find out when it’s open, visit Citykomi®, a free, anonymous application. It notifies you in real time whether the gangway is open or closed.

The Amiral Rolland footbridge (between Quai des Indes and Quai du Québec) will still be accessible.