Two members of the Valais Council of State – Franziska Biner and Stéphane Ganzer – went to the Val de Bagnes on Thursday. The two ministers were able to realize the progress of the work to provide the region with a new road link.
“Three state advisers – Mathias Reynard, Christophe Darbellay and Franz Ruppen – had seen the damage linked to the Torrent du Fregnoley on Monday of Pentecost (June 9). Today, we welcomed the two other members of the government. His support is very important for us,” said Fabien Sautehier, the president of the commune of Val de Bagnes, who saw his vacation in Italy the two ministers.
“Currently, the army is working on three fronts in Valais: Blatten, the Val de Bagnes and the cleaning of forests on the side of Salquenen, following last April weather,” said Stéphane Ganzer, the head of the department of security, institutions and sport,
Twenty soldiers at the front
At the request of the canton and local authorities, the army is pushing a prefabricated bridge with a length of 51 meters, in order to allow traffic to take over, next Wednesday, between Champsec, Lourtier and the Haut-Valais de Bagnes. “We hope to be able to open the road from 06:00 in the morning for the people who are going to work,” said Michel Rodix, the engineer in charge of coordinating all the work.
“Currently, twenty professional or militia soldiers are working on the construction site,” reveals Jean-Claude Gagliardi, lieutenant-colonel of the territorial division 1. “Our work is to set up a bridge (Editor’s note 40 tonnes), a bit like a large Lego.”
Only the army …
Called in reinforcement, on June 7, the army had landed in the Val de Bagnes on June 9 for a coordination session. “And today June 26, we can almost give the point to the civil authorities,” said the Chablaisien. “Only the army is capable of such a mission,” said Stéphane Ganzer on Thursday.
This work will be in place for six months. “After this period, the municipality will have to take an approach again with the army, if it needed its use for an additional period,” explains Sébastien Neuhaus, commander of the emergency intervention battalion. These commissioning is made from six months in six months.
Economic aid under discussion
At the economic level, as revealed by Franziska Biner, the State of Valais works on the question of economic support, for Lurtier and its region. This mission is devolved to the service of the economy, tourism and economy. A working session brought together the canton and several impacted professionals (tourist actors, garage owners, etc.) last Monday.
Twenty economic players from Lurtier and Haut Val de Bagnes could be affected by aid with lost funds, the total amount of which is being evaluated. All are currently prevented from working, their customers who cannot reach them by road. “It is the second year that these people have undergone economic constraints,” said Franziska Biner to explain the approach of the canton.
This article was published automatically. Source: ATS
