Valérie Pécresse, president of Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), regional transport authority, called on Thursday December 7 “ everyone who can telework » during the Olympic Games to avoid transport congestion, while the regional prefect expressed his concerns in a letter to the Ministry of Transport. “ We will be ready for the Olympics », However wanted to reassure Valérie Pécresse, brushing aside the fears expressed by the prefect of the Ile-de-France region, Marc Guillaume. “ That the government asks Ile-de-France residents who can to telework from August 1 to 12 to avoid transport being overloaded, that’s just travel information. », she minimized during a press conference following the IDFM board meeting. In a letter revealed by the Chained Duck Wednesday, the prefect warns “ that the saturation thresholds will be regularly exceeded » during the Games for 11 metro lines, five RER lines and five Transiliens. “ In some places, the transportation plan only allows spectators to be transported if all or almost all other travelers were dissuaded », writes Mr. Guillaume. The Minister for Transport, Clément Beaune, encouraged Ile-de-France residents to “ take their leave rather during this period – the Olympics – than before or after “. During the Olympics – July 26 to August 11 – around 800,000 spectators per day will have to be transported to the competition sites.
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