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November 2006

The works

A bridge is built against the existing dam. Vehicles will use it to create the dry area / october 2006 - Picture BRL Ingénierie

The brifge from the side of the river / november 2006 - Picture: Syndicat Mixte

Beginning of the digging of the river's bed to prepare the future dry area / october 2006 - Crédit : BRL Ingénierie

October 2006

Works on the existing dam and creation of a new final part for the rain water evacuation

Works on the existing dam are made :
- a dam is created on top of it so that the vehicles can safely drive on it,
- new ways (pertuis) are opened into the dam to let the water going upstream escape.

Morover, the final part for the evacuation of rain water is completed.

The bridge over the dam - Picture : Syndicat Mixte

The pertuis - Picture : Quille

The evacuation part for rain water - Picture : Syndicat Mixte

The area of the works in september - Picture : Syndicat Mixte

Rain water works - Picture : Syndicat Mixte

September 2006

La zone de vie du chantier est réalisée, les premiers travaux entamés

The work area has started to be developped on the 7th of june 2006 by the companies Quille and Mastellotto.

Drilling have also been made in the Couesnon bed where the future new dam foundations will be built.

Zone de vie du chantier - Photo : Syndicat Mixte

Sondages dans le lit du Couesnon - Photo : Quille

Piste d'accès des engins - Photo : Syndicat Mixte

June 2006

Starting of the building work of the new dam on Couesnon

The first heavy vehicles are awaited for this beginning of June 2006.

May 2006

Public meeting on the launching of the works of the new dam on Couesnon

On Thursday May 4,2006 a meeting of presentation of the conditions of achievement of the new dam on Couesnon was held in the room Alain Cuny de Beauvoir and chaired by Philippe DURON, president of the Joint Council Bay of the Mont-Saint-Michel and president of the regional Council of Lower Normandy.

This meeting made it possible to inform the residents of the building site on the zones concerned with its installation, the schedules of work, the plan of transport ...

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