Transport and public works minister François Bausch (dei Gréng) will hold an information session on the project on Thursday 24 February at the Celo centre in Hesperange. (Photos: MMTP; Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archives. Photomontage: Maison Moderne)

Transport and public works minister François Bausch (dei Gréng) will hold an information session on the project on Thursday 24 February at the Celo centre in Hesperange. (Photos: MMTP; Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archives. Photomontage: Maison Moderne)

Congestion on the N3 main road in Hesperange and Alzingen causes traffic jams and pollution, with up to 22,400 using the thoroughfare every day. After years of delay, plans for a bypass may finally be coming to fruition.

Slowly but surely, the project to bypass Hesperange and Alzingen is moving forward. François Bausch (Déi Gréng), mobility and public works minister, will hold an information session on the project on 24 February at the Celo centre in Hesperange.

During the meeting, Bausch will explain how the project will progress and the different stages required to undertake the construction of a bypass road around Hesperange. The aim of the project is to relieve traffic along the main road through Alzingen and Hesperange, which is currently used by approximately 22,400 vehicles daily. During rush hour, it can take up to 40 minutes for the residents and commuters from further afield, including France and Germany, to travel a few kilometres. Increased pollution is also a concern, which have motivated the government to launch the project.

“As the project owner and member of the government the aim [of the meeting] is to inform the public about the procedure that has been initiated, to give a brief overview of the project and the variants, and to give an overview of the dossier. Finally, the minister will explain the development of the project, the approvals and authorisations involved, the steps taken on the ground and the interactions with those concerned,” stated the transport ministry.

Bausch will also give an update on the project's four variants, with budgets ranging from €75m to €102m. The idea of building a road tunnel under the Natura 2000 nature reserve has been abandoned. Last July, the mayor of the municipality of Hesperange, Marc Lies (CSV), had already presented the different variants of the project to an audience of 200 people.

The information session presented by Bausch will be livestreamed in Luxembourgish and French on and on the .

This story was first published in French on . It has been translated and edited for Delano.