The second phase of Sainte-Maxime’s new seafront promenade was inaugurated on 20 June.
Following the complete redesign in 2013 of the section between La Tour Carrée and Café Maxime, it is now the turn of Avenue Charles-de-Gaulle, between Société Générale and LCL, to get a new lease of life. Work began in January and was inaugurated on 20 June.
This second phase is part of a wider project to redevelop the promenade and enhance the town, initiated by Mayor Vincent Morisse and his team, together with his deputy for public works, Jean-Maurice Zorzi. It was inaugurated in front of more than 300 people and many elected officials: the Mayor, Alain Benedetto, departmental councillor, Jean-Jacques Courchet, Mayor of La Garde-Freinet, and Paul Bausset, former Mayor of Sainte-Maxime.
Giving the promenade back to pedestrians
The aim: to give pedestrians back their space by making the promenade safer and more modern. Goodbye to poor lighting, uneven pavements, tired plane trees and trip hazards. The second section of the seafront now has a whole new look: Washingtonia filifera palm trees, planters, proper lighting, and pavements refreshed and widened by 1.40 m to make walking easier.
Next step
The final stage of this makeover will concern two of Sainte-Maxime’s best-known streets, Avenue Jean-Jaurès and Avenue Georges-Clemenceau. Its objectives:
- showcase the town’s heritage and green spaces;
- take into account the many activities and uses of the sites;
- encourage safe walking and cycling;
- organise traffic, parking, deliveries and stops.
Work is due to be completed in April 2017.
Article by Pauline Rabut