A65 autoroute
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The A65 autoroute is motorway in south west France
. Construction started in 2008 and it was officially opened on 14 December 2010. It connects Langon
(Gironde
) to Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques
), with a toll payable of € 19.70 for the complete journey in car.
Known also as Autoroute de Gascogne, its length is approximately 150 km. The construction project has been initiated by CIACT, who announced the beginning of work in 2008. It was built by a joint venture A'LIENOR, 65% owned by Eiffage and 35% by SANEF, who will have effective control for 65 years.
The financing, construction and running the motorway was born by the private company with no public subsidy required. Funds of over one billion euros were needed from the shareholders and banks to finance the road.
, near Bordeaux
, at a junction with A62
, then crosses the Gironde
and the Eastern part of the Landes where it integrates the By-pass round Aire-sur-l'Adour
. Finally it heads through the northern Pyrénées-Atlantiques
joining the A64
at Poey-de-Lescar
, near Pau.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Construction started in 2008 and it was officially opened on 14 December 2010. It connects Langon
Langon, Gironde
Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:Langon is in the southern part of the department southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river...
(Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
) to Pau (Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
), with a toll payable of € 19.70 for the complete journey in car.
Known also as Autoroute de Gascogne, its length is approximately 150 km. The construction project has been initiated by CIACT, who announced the beginning of work in 2008. It was built by a joint venture A'LIENOR, 65% owned by Eiffage and 35% by SANEF, who will have effective control for 65 years.
The financing, construction and running the motorway was born by the private company with no public subsidy required. Funds of over one billion euros were needed from the shareholders and banks to finance the road.
Schedule
- 2006-2007 Decree of declaration of public utilityDéclaration d'utilité publiqueA Déclaration d'utilité publique, or declaration of public utility, is a formal recognition that a proposed project has public benefits. Many large construction projects in France, especially relating to infrastructure, must achieve DUP before work can begin....
(DUP). Final negotiation of the contract with the State, which will be published after the publication of the decree. Detailed studies into the detail and preliminary procedures to complete the work: Investigations and Hydraulics (legal issues on water). - 2008 land Acquisition and beginning of work
- Opened December 16, 2010.
Layout
The road increases the speed of journeys from Bordeaux to Pau by automobile. It offers an alternative to the RN134 and RD932 and RD934 (Landes and the Gironde). The road starts in LangonLangon, Gironde
Langon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.-Geography:Langon is in the southern part of the department southeast of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne river...
, near Bordeaux
Bordeaux
Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
, at a junction with A62
A62 autoroute
The A62 autoroute is a French motorway forming part of the Autoroute de Deux Mers.The road is the western portion of the Autoroute de Deux Mers connecting Toulouse with Bordeaux with a junction with the A630...
, then crosses the Gironde
Gironde
For the Revolutionary party, see Girondists.Gironde is a common name for the Gironde estuary, where the mouths of the Garonne and Dordogne rivers merge, and for a department in the Aquitaine region situated in southwest France.-History:...
and the Eastern part of the Landes where it integrates the By-pass round Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour
Aire-sur-l'Adour is a commune in the Landes département in Aquitaine in south-western France.It lies on the river Adour in the wine area of southwest France. It is an episcopal see of the Diocese of Aire and Dax. The nearest large towns are Mont-de-Marsan to the north and Pau to the...
. Finally it heads through the northern Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Pyrénées-Atlantiques is a department in the southwest of France which takes its name from the Pyrenees mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.- History :...
joining the A64
A64 autoroute
The A64 autoroute is a motorway in south western France. It is also called the La Pyrénéenne and numbered the European route E80. It is a toll road for part of its length....
at Poey-de-Lescar
Poey-de-Lescar
Poey-de-Lescar is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.-References:*...
, near Pau.