As part of the major project to reconfigure the Lugos Est HGV parking area, the Labouheyre Est rest area has been extended, in particular to compensate for the reduction in HGV parking capacity on the A63 during the closure of the Lugos Est area.
39 new HGV parking spaces have been created and will be open from 20 December 2024.
New sanitary facilities will be added in early 2025.
To meet the ever-increasing parking needs of HGVs travelling on the A63, particularly in the south-north direction, Atlandes has come up with an innovative concept that will significantly increase the number of spaces available without increasing the surface area required.
The idea is to offer HGVs the chance to park in columns of 4 spaces one behind the other, positioning them according to their desired break times or departure times. A terminal at the entrance to the car park (which remains free of charge) will allow drivers to declare their break time or desired departure time. A screen, followed by variable message signs above the parking columns, will guide them to their parking space.
The concept will be implemented at the Lugos Est service area. The current 72 parking spaces shown in the photo below will be replaced by 128 spaces divided into 32 columns of 4 spaces each.
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| View of the current Lugos East rest area |
This concept has already been implemented in Germany(https://en.kolonnenparken.de/history/) and is familiar to many HGV drivers using the A63.
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| Aire Inntal West Source: kolonnenparken.de | Source: kolonnenparken.de |
How will the work be carried out?
Work to reorganise the car park will necessitate a total closure of the area for several months. To compensate for the lack of parking spaces during this period, the Labouheyre Westrest area , located upstream, will beextended . Work is currently underway and the new zone, with around forty spaces, will be operational by the end of the year.
You can follow the progress of the works in the dedicated section.
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For the 7th year running, meetings between truck drivers and motorway staff will be taking place on the A63 Landes motorway, as well as on many other networks in Europe!
#SheWorksICare
This 2024 edition promises to be a rich one, with the participation of Paralympic athlete Perle Bouge, the “Grande Cause Nationale 2024” label for the sports workshops that will be offered to combat sedentary lifestyles, and a stronger international presence!
On the A63, the meeting point is the Onesse-Laharie Ouest service area, this Thursday 20 June, between 10am and 4pm!
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This year, as last year, the event is taking on a European dimension thanks to the European Association of Motorway Concessionaires ASECAP, with numerous meetings being organised on 20 June on motorway networks, including in France!
And to take things one step further, this event is fully in line with the worldwide campaign launched by IBTTA,
If we all pay attention to safety, isn’t that another way of looking after those who work on the road ?
On Monday June 3rd, the French-Spanish border will be closed due to social farmers demonstrations.
As a result, HGV traffic on A63 will be disrupted in the North > South direction.
In order to reduce traffic on Monday 3 June, the Sunday traffic bans have been lifted in the south-west zone (see order dated 31 May 2024).
On Monday 3 June, heavy goods vehicles will be stopped and stored progressively depending on traffic levels:
The 6th international meeting of HGV drivers and motorway staff was well attended!
More than 120 drivers joined us on Tuesday June 20th at the Lugos Est rest area to commit themselves to road safety and mutual respect!
A great success for this 6th edition (2 x more than for the first in 2018!), which connected us at European level to the ASFINAG, DARS d.d., Portuguese and Slovakian networks, thanks to ASECAP.
What could be more natural for drivers used to crossing Europe! A lot of local drivers too, who listened to Radio Atlandes Autoroute or read the announcements on the variable message signs!
This action is fully in line with the new national campaign on road worker safety run by the French Ministry for Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion and the Prefecture of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, Prefecture of Gironde.
It was a great opportunity to discuss traffic problems (getting through the Bordeaux traffic jam!) or parking problems, and the solutions we can provide, in particular with the presentation of the project to redevelop the Lugos Est area into a “column” car park, developed by our German colleagues from BAsT and presented in the special issue of PIARC’s “Routes & Roads” magazine.
This is a special moment that allows us to show both our drivers and our Egis agents how valuable they are, by offering them, once again this year:
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Great thanks to Gilles Savary, former minister and transport expert, and Diane Duvert, vice-president of the Bordeaux Gironde Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for coming along – a wonderful token of recognition for these professions and our initiative!
Thanks also to the professional organisations OTRE and FNTR, to our partners 2023 Scania France, Truck Parking Europe and Michelin, and of course to our conductor PJC!
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Drive well and see you next year !!
For the third year, Atlandes has followed the demanding GRESB Assessment process.
Atlandes is very proud to be on a very positive track, reaching the 2nd position for its peer group of Europe – Motorways – Maintenance and Operation, with five stars and 94/100 ranking.
The GRESB 2022 Assessment capture information regarding ESG performance and sustainability best practices and produce an analysis and ranking of many items among which Environment indicators (Greenhouse gas emissions, governance, social actions…).
For Atlandes, it is a good incentive to go forward on ESG requirements and also a way of gaining recognition for the level of awareness on ESG topics, and for all initiatives and good performance reached up to now.
Given the situation and the expected traffic, the authorities have decided to reopen the A63 to traffic in both directions on the entire section managed by Atlandes, from Salles to Saint Geours de Maremne.
However, the fires have not been brought under control and the risk remains high.
Service areas remain closed.
A new closure cannot be ruled out.
For light vehicles heading towards Bordeaux, the bypass route remains the Bis Nantes Paris route from Liposthey to Langon. The map of the route can be downloaded here.
This Wednesday August 10th 2022, due to the evolution of the forest fires approaching from the east of the A63, the motorway is completely closed:
– between the A660 and Liposthey (exit 17) in the North > South (Bordeaux > Spain) direction
– on the whole section from Saint Geours de Maremne (exit 9) to Salles (junction 21) in the South > North (Spain > Bordeaux) direction.
For trucks, trafic is diverted both direction by the motorways A64 – A65 – A62 – Bordeaux Ring.
For light vehicles, the diversion routes are indicated on the map below:
#(S)heWorks #ICare, it’s a mix of different people, cultures and stories which would never have exchanged without this event. In partnership with Truck Parking Europe, Save Assistance/DocStop and this year Scania, Atlandes and Egis Exploitation Aquitaine will surprise you with an atypical day.
For the 5th edition of this flagship event, HGV drivers and Patrollers will meet on the Magescq West rest area, on Thursday March 10, 2022, between 10 am and 4 pm. A special day to make prevention with kindness and fun! It’s also an opportunity to highlight sometimes forgotten professions. This year in particular the event will take on a new dimension by placing women in the spotlight. It will also extend to Europe, particularly in Portugal on the A24 highway, in the presence of the new ASECAP president, António NUNES DE SOUSA.
A transitory photographic studio will be set up in the rest area to create a strong link between truckers and Egis employees. The objective is to anchor vigilance in the memories to guarantee the protection of patrollers in the long term.
The HGV drivers role is to protect the others and themselves applying the adequate practices on the road. To illustrate this awareness, drivers will leave with a customized t-shirt, a sign of their commitment to safety.
To overcome language barriers, the company AlixM will do a street performance with poetry and a motor to image a story without words.
To consult the press release of the event, click here.
To watch the video of the previous edition, click here.
For the 2021 Intelligent Transport System World Congress held in Hamburg, the A63 automated test site for CCAM, supported by Region Nouvelle Aquitaine, was first presented on the Business France booth by the four partners of the project: NeoGLS, l’Université Gustave Eiffel, ATLANDES et GEOSAT.
The aim was to get in touch with stakeholders interested in using the A63 testbed for connected and autonomous vehicle.
A short video showing the methodology and the main characteritics has been made by GEOSAT and can be watched on our YouTube channel.
For more information, see the dedicated website: https://www.a63-automated-testsite.com/