In order to further improve accessibility to the Saint-Etienne University Hospital / Saint-Priest-en-Jarez North Hospital from the tram stop, Saint-Etienne Métropole has decided to install a new, more secure, modern footbridge. , and adapted to the needs of users, especially people with reduced mobility. The cost of this new development is 510,000 €.
From March 22, the existing footbridge, built in 1991, will be dismantled. A 3-month project will then be necessary to install the new structure on the site of the North Hospital of the Saint-Etienne CHU. During this period, 3 pedestrian paths will allow users to reach the hospital in complete safety. In addition, the 2 periods of work requiring the shutdown of one of the 2 access routes to the hospital services will be done at night.
“An on-site meeting made it possible to define a path adapted to people with reduced mobility in consultation with representatives of the associations of ADAPEI Loire, APF France Handicap, A.SEP.LS, FNATH 42-43, Handi -supporters ASSE, LDS42, Le Foyer des Sourds, Saint-Étienne Handisport and UDAF de la Loire. At the end of this discussion time, it was decided to carry out additional work to lower the sidewalks, in order to facilitate access to the ground floor of the hospital, equipped with an elevator“, underlines a press release from Saint-Etienne Métropole.