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The bridge that will come out of its isolation will open on Tuesday – Val de bagnes: swiss army
The army is currently completing the construction of a new provisional bridge. Therefore, on the road to the village village, cut off from the world since June 2.
A dozen soldiers are currently occupied in the construction of the bridge which must. Therefore, leave Lurtier from its isolation.
CHANTAL DERVEY
The wait is almost over: Tuesday. However, the village of Lourtier should again be connected to the rest of the Val de Bagnes. Therefore, Arrived earlier val de bagnes: swiss army this week, the army almost finished building the bridge which will restore access to the Valais village.
Its 400 inhabitants have been cut off from the world since June 2. However, when torrential lavas won the fuse bridge installed last year after a similar landslide. Meanwhile, “We hope to finish the construction this evening. ” said Colonel Sébastien Neuhaus, commander of the intervention battalion in the event of a disaster, Thursday morning during a press point. The rolling coating will be placed between Friday and Monday, for an opening planned, in principle, Tuesday. ”
A situation under stabilization
Present on site Thursday. the Valais state councilors responsible for security and finance respectively, Stéphane Ganzer and Franziska Biner, salute the excellent collaboration with the army: “It took two weeks between the first contact and the opening val de bagnes: swiss army of the road: without the army, that would not have been possible.”
Fortunately, the situation seems to normalize, in this sector. “We observe a slowdown in field movements,” confirms the president of the town of Val de Bagnes, Fabien Sauthier. While the fastest were measured at 2 m per day, they are only 50 cm per day today. The snowfall is over. The fear that remains is that of large thunderstorms and more particularly a hailstorm. ”
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