The capital is slowly preparing to host the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024. And this includes transport and traffic management on the roads of the Île-de-France region, particularly on the Paris ring road. The latter will undergo a real change during the competition: one lane will be entirely reserved for people accredited for the event. It will then be made permanent and authorized only for carpools, buses and cabs, with control by Olympic speed cameras, installed from March 2023.
A measure that is not particularly appreciated by motorists in the Paris region, who expect to face more traffic jams on the ring road, with one lane less. The radars won't be flashing anyone this year, or at the start of 2024, but they will be visible, enough to slow down those who aren't aware of them. According to Le Parisien, five new radars will be installed by the end of March, containing intelligent control boxes.
These will be able to count the number of people in each vehicle, in addition to reading the license plate. In terms of locations, you'll find them every 7km or so, from Porte de Sèvres to Porte de Bercy in the north, with one at Porte de Montreuil and another at Porte de Saint-Ouen. While these radars won't be used to check your speed, they will carry a 135-euro fine if you use the unauthorized Olympic lane in the left-hand lane.
A full-scale test will be carried out during the Rugby World Cup this autumn, from September 8 to October 28, 2023.
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