4.8 million
vehicles annuallyMillau, France - For many years, local authorities had been trying to solve the problem of acute traffic bottlenecks in the town of Millau, on the main north-south route between Paris and the Mediterranean. In the summer months, the situation worsened with drivers taking almost three hours to cross the steeply sloped valley. A radical solution to the traffic bottleneck was required: a structure that carries the A75 highway safely “from causse to causse” (high plateaus that characterize the region) across the 250 m deep and 2,5 km wide valley of the River Tarn. To respect the beautiful scenery of the area, an outstanding design was needed.
4.8 million
vehicles annually1 million
people visit the landmark annually for sight-seeing4.8 million
vehicles annually1 million
people visit the landmark annually for sight-seeing2.5 km
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