Périphérique (Caen) Explained

Country:FRA
Type:N
Route:814
Length Km:28
Established:1997
Direction A:East
Terminus A:Porte de Paris for A13
Junction:
    Direction B:West
    Terminus B:Porte de Bretagne for A84
    Cities:Caen

    The Boulevard périphérique de Caen is a ring road circling the French city of Caen. It is the route nationale 814. Traveling speed on the road is limited to 90 km/h (55 mph) between the Exit 13 and 8, with a brief portion near the Exit 1 as well as the Viaduc de Calix limited to 70 km/h (45 mph) and 110 km/h (70 mph) elsewhere. It is a 4-lane hard-shouldered road that was finished on 30 September 1997. The total length of the périphérique de Caen is 26km (16miles).

    Notable features include the Viaduc de Calix which spans the River Orne and Canal de Caen à la Mer.

    History

    The idea of creating an urban bypass boulevard dates back to 1931 with the Dauger urbanization plan. The plan was a question of improving traffic by organizing peripheral traffic by means of a boulevard connecting radial roads, so as to form a radioconcentric network.[1] It was revived in the early 1970s with the urban development of the city.[2] The ring road was opened in stages:[3]

    As of 26 April 2015, the ring road is no longer lit at night except on the Viaduc de Calix and the Bessin and Porte de Paris interchanges.[8]

    Further work

    Northern part

    In order to relieve congestion in the northern ring road, a third lane was planned between the Viaduc de Calix and Le Chemin-Vert. Work began in March 2017 with preliminary tree felling work[9] along the relevant section.[10]

    Work on the Hamelin ramp began on 15 April 2021 with improvements on the D60.[11] The construction of the ramp itself was carried out in the second half of 2021;[12] it was commissioned on 27 July 2022.[13]

    List of junctions

    scope=colDepartmentscope=colLocationscope=colkmscope=colmiscope=colJunctionscope=colDestinationsscope=colNotes
    CalvadosMondeville0.00.0 - 1 Porte de ParisParis, Rouen, Le Havre, Deauville, Mondeville and Giberville
    1.40.9 - 2 Presqu'île-Rives de l'OrneMondeville, Colombelles, Caen station; Route de la Côte Fleurie
    Hérouville-Saint-Clair2.91.8 - 3 Porte d'AngleterreOuistreham, Caen (Saint-Jean-Eudes)
    3.82.44 Pierre HeuzéHérouville-Saint-Clair, Caen (Pierre Heuzé)
    Caen5.23.2 - 5 Côte de NacreDouvres-la-Délivrande, Épron, Caen (campus 1, Calvaire Saint-Pierre)
    6.23.96 Vallée des JardinsSaint-Contest, Caen (Vallée des Jardins, La Folie Couvrechef - Mémorial)
    8.05.0 - 7 Chemin VertSaint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe, Caen (Chemin vert, La Maladrerie)
    Saint-Germain-la-Blanche-Herbe9.96.2 - 8 Porte de BessinCherbourg, Bayeux
    Bretteville-sur-Odon13.28.2 - 9 Porte de BretagneVire-Normandie, Rennes, Nantes
    Éterville14.69.1 - 10 ÉtervilleLouvigny, Caen (la Prairie)
    Ifs18.111.211 Suisse NormandeFlers, Fleury-sur-Orne, Caen (Grâce de Dieu)
    21.013.112 IfsIfs, Caen (campus 3)
    22.113.7 - 13 Porte d'EspagneAlençon, Le Mans, Tours
    Cormelles-le-Royal23.314.5 - 14 CormellesCormelles-le-Royal, Caen (Guérinière)
    24.515.215 Vallée SècheGrentheville, Caen (Sainte-Thérèse)
    Mondeville26.616.3 - 16 Pays d'AugeLisieux, Caen (Demi-Lune)

    Notes and References

    1. News: 17 August 1931 . La modernisation de la ville de Caen: Le plan d'urbanisme Dauger . Caen . L'Ouest-Éclair.
    2. News: 29 January 1972 . Le périph: c'est pour demain . Liberté de Normandie.
    3. Book: Desquesnes, Rémy . Caen 1900-2000 : un siècle de vie . Fécamp . 2001 . Éditions des Falaises.
    4. News: 13 December 1975 . Opening of the ring road is between the road of Falaise and the road of the Délivrande . Liberté - Le Bonhomme libre.
    5. News: 19 May 1976 . Périphérique : ouverture d'une nouvelle section entre la route de la Délivrande et le boulevard Weygand . Liberté - Le Bonhomme libre.
    6. News: 31 July 1976 . Commissioning of the section between Boulevard Weygand and Rue du Chemin Vert . Liberté - Le Bonhomme libre.
    7. News: 28 August 1976 . De Paris à Bayeux sans feux rouges . Liberté - Le Bonhomme libre.
    8. Web site: 22 April 2015 . La fin de l'éclairage public sur le périphérique de Caen . 27 August 2022 . ici, par France Bleu et France 3 . fr.
    9. News: 16 March 2017 . PÉRIPHÉRIQUE. Les travaux de sécurité ont démarré . Liberté - Le bonhomme libre.
    10. Web site: En 2020, on roulera sur trois voies sur le boulevard périphérique nord de Caen . 27 August 2022 . actu.fr . fr.
    11. Web site: 14 January 2021 . Périph de Caen : les travaux des deux nouvelles sorties débutent en 2021 . 27 August 2022 . actu.fr . fr.
    12. Web site: 26 March 2021 . Nouvelle bretelle sur le périph nord de Caen : le chantier débute . 27 August 2022 . actu.fr . fr.
    13. Web site: 27 July 2022 . Périphérique de Caen : la nouvelle sortie ouverte sans prévenir au pied du CHU . 27 August 2022 . actu.fr . fr.