A28 Rouen to Alencon - live this month

[goodlife]

Title says it all really.

See details [url]here|http://www.alis-sa.com/gb/projet/index.php[/url]

Our friends near Alencon tell us that the 'Grand Opening' is due for the 21st October, with the first public use day on th 22nd. We are scheduled to be driving down that day so will report back...

Should make the Rouen-Alencon piece easily achievable in well under 1 hour.

So who's going to set a new record time from Calais - Le Mans?

I reckon the new route will be around 240-250 miles with all but Rouen town center being motorway.

Anyone for sub 2 hours???

[up-the-dubs]

Oh Dear GOD. Someone tell me this is not a road:



Quite the fear of bridges I have. The dubs might be seen cowering in the boot for this year

Seriously, it's not a road, is it?

[Piglet]

Yup looks like it to me!!! If you look at some of the other pics you can see how they put it together - just like mechano (sp?) - it'll be fine - you can trust the French to get it right....!!!

[vario-rob]

Having looked the PDF file on that link we’ve still got to go through Rouen and all the joy that it brings.

None the less where shall we start the bidding for the time it will take to get from the tunnel to the first Le Mans junction? I’m thinking this is a 3 hour blast at best now

[20vt_mk2dub]

aaah Rouen...

what a town.

the buildings..

the scenerey..

the bloody traffic.

Could do with one of these leading the PHeads convoy through Rouen

[Piglet]

Piglet said:

Yup looks like it to me!!! If you look at some of the other pics you can see how they put it together - just like mechano (sp?) - it'll be fine - you can trust the French to get it right....!!!

yep just like the bridge at paris airport that fell down last year!

[Piglet]

Piglet said:

Piglet said: Yup looks like it to me!!! If you look at some of the other pics you can see how they put it together - just like mechano (sp?) - it'll be fine - you can trust the French to get it right....!!! yep just like the bridge at paris airport that fell down last year!

I feel the need to explain why it looks like I'm talking to myself (although I do it often...!) the "paris airport" post is by the other half, Happy Snapper - he's clearly giving himself away as using my PC again!! OI!!! Log me out first!!!

[up-the-dubs]

Piglet said:

Piglet said: Yup looks like it to me!!! If you look at some of the other pics you can see how they put it together - just like mechano (sp?) - it'll be fine - you can trust the French to get it right....!!! yep just like the bridge at paris airport that fell down last year!

Ooo, That makes me feel better

My friends suggested we should go to see the new bridge in France, the one up in the clouds. A swift dead arm sorted that.

I'm not a happy camper.

[sprint355]

drove the cloudy bridge this year, impressive but watching the helicopters from above was very wierd. The roads up to and after the bridge are very good especially at speed.

[t1grm]

sprint355 said:

drove the cloudy bridge this year, impressive but watching the helicopters from above was very wierd. The roads up to and after the bridge are very good especially at speed.

Would that be the Millau Viaduct you're talking about?

[goodlife]

Wasn't open when we came back early last week, but it is definately open now.

See here:

www.alis-sa.com/fr/actu/index.php

[goodlife]

The Mrs just got back from Le Mans and drove this road today. Her description was

Mrs goodlife said:

it's absolutely fantastic and has sections where anyone could easily achieve V-MAX. Oh and those viaducts, amazing...

Never heard here enthuse so much about a road

And only 50 minutes from Alencon to Rouen now.

[sleepezy]

just looks like one great opportunity for le plod to extract le euro from le brit to me

[NormanD]

Having downloded the map of the new road, I see they are planing to extend the duel carridgway from Caen at Falaise to connect with the new road at Sees

[rsvmilly]

Just goes to show that the French view good roads as a necessity.

Bit different from our Government, who do their best to spend nothing on the roads, despite taxing the motorist about five times over!

[goodlife]

They are also going to put in a ring-road around Rouen. Once that's in place you could drive the whole way from Calais to Le Mans by autoroute

[NormanD]

goodlife said:

They are also going to put in a ring-road around Rouen. Once that's in place you could drive the whole way from Calais to Le Mans by autoroute

What with objections, enquiries, cash delays about 2029.

Just rememberd Rouen is in France not UK so should be ready about 2010

[drewbags]

goodlife said:

They are also going to put in a ring-road around Rouen. Once that's in place you could drive the whole way from Calais to Le Mans by autoroute

Surely that would take all the fun out of it? I came back by some small b-roads last year and it was great fun. No Le Plods, just me and the odd tractor!!

[Tripps]

drewbags said:

goodlife said: They are also going to put in a ring-road around Rouen. Once that's in place you could drive the whole way from Calais to Le Mans by autoroute Surely that would take all the fun out of it? I came back by some small b-roads last year and it was great fun. No Le Plods, just me and the odd tractor!!

Have done D-roads all the way most years, with a quick blast on the autoroutes just East of Rouen as they always seem clear of le plod.

A much longer journey, but very rewarding

[williamp]

goodlife said:

Wasn't open when we came back early last week, but it is definately open now. See here: www.alis-sa.com/fr/actu/index.php

Only in France does a road have its own website!

I will still use my other route- never seen a plod, and quicker then the (old) N138