Rhône. The village of Saint-Romain-en-Gier transformed by the works on the watercourse

Nothing can stop the work, not even the heatwave of the last few days, because the schedule has been disrupted by the disaster of October 17, 2024.

The project, which aims to protect the town from a 30-year flood, has been delayed by two months. "Reduced to nothing by the flood, the work started on the network in early October was redone at the end of the year. This was followed by work on the vegetation," explains Damien Courbil, director of SyGR (Intercommunal Syndicate of Gier Rhodanien).

The large-scale construction site began at the beginning of 2025. “It may seem daunting to the villagers because we are temporarily occupying areas to park machinery and store land, including the football pitch and the old area...

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