The collective “NO to the TUNNEL” has lost the battle even though it still hopes to win the war. The Administrative Court of Appeal of Marseille rejected the collective’s request by confirming the previous decision of the Administrative Court of Nice (June 2013), which had recognized “the general interest of the tramway line 2 project and its economic balance.”
This verdict definitively ends the administrative route.
However, this collective composed of local resident associations has switched strategies and is presenting three pairs of candidates in the upcoming departmental elections, strategically placed in the districts of Nice. They will appeal to voters interested in the tramway tunnel, which is the real point of contention.
Will the voters be receptive to this call, turning this election into an “indirect” referendum in opposition to the decision of the Mayor of Nice?
Even if this attempt does not work, they will only have the option to turn to cartomancy to predict if the alleged geological risks will turn the project from success to nightmare…
