A little over two weeks after the fatal accident caused by a runaway truck, everything will return to normal. The repair work is completed, and the Saint-Isidore interchange will be reopened on November 16, toll included!
The protests of local officials, from all parties, had no effect: the operator Vinci Autoroutes, confident in its rights, has no intention of giving up this little cash cow from a revenue standpoint.
The fact that the location is considered accident-prone is part of the losses and gains.
The fact that the residents of Nice and its surroundings must pay to bypass their city, a unique case in France, is not a problem for the concessionaire, which likely has a contract that legally protects it.
So move along, there’s nothing to see here. “Much ado about nothing,” as Sir William Shakespeare said.
Until the next accident, the next death. Five accidents in five years are just part of the statistics.
And our local political decision-makers? Just empty words!
