17,000 school children are transported within the Orne every day. Although accidents are rare, they most often happen around bus stops.
Orne Council is recognised nationally for its safety record and amongst its actions in this area is the modernisation of some 600 bus stops across the department, a huge project which is due to be [...]
The Council maintains 5,824kms of departmental roads. In 2008 it invested 24 M euros in the Orne’s transport infrastructure. These are the principal roadworks carried out over the next month…
To consult the timetables and signup online for the school bus, all you need to know is online at www.orne.fr - the Orne Council website.
You can subscribe and pay online (go to ‘Transports scolaires’ and then click on ‘Inscrivez-vous en ligne’) or look at the route for each bus with times and stoppage points [...]
Work on the Orne viaduct on the A88 between Falaise and Sées was inagurated on the 29th June. Present were Augustin de Romanet, Director of Caisse des Dépôts, Joël Rousseau, President of Alicorne (the contractors), Christian Leyrit, Prefet of Basse-Normandie, Prefet of Calvados, Laurent Beauvais, President of the Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie, Alain Lambert, Senator [...]
Work has been undertaken to secure the site and remove dangerous rocks which are in danger of falling onto the road. Last week holes were drilled to enable the installation of 40mm metal trusses for holding in place the remaining rocks, work which has been completed today. The installation of a protective mesh along the cliff-edge…
Le President of Orne County Council would like to warn road users about upcoming roadworks in the Orne.
Briouze
The section of the D21 coming from the D860 towards Briouze will be closed for resurfacing until the 30th April…
Orne County Council is going to develop the road between Flers and Argentan by creating a dual-carriageway. This big project, part of the Orne Road Plan (Plan Routier Ornais) has already undergone feasibility studies in 2004-2005 and was declared in the ‘public interest’ on the 10th April 2006 after public enquiries.
There was a landslide onto the RD17 near Saint-Pierre-du-Regard during the night of 17th March.
Work has been under way to secure the site and remove dangerous rocks which are in danger of falling onto the road.
From the 14th to 17th April holes are being drilled to enable the installation of 40mm metal trusses for holding [...]
There was a landslide onto the RD17 near Saint-Pierre-du-Regard during the night of 17th March.
The council acted immediately to secure the area by removing several more boulders which were in danger of falling onto the road.
On the 2nd April, agents for the County Council commenced tree-felling along the edge of the cliff to make the [...]
Orne County Council honoured the best local breeders and trainers in horse racing and equine sports. It took place during the annual Stallion Parade at the Haras du Pin on Saturday 7th March. Among the stars of 2008 were 8 thoroughbreds, 8 trotters and 7 Selle Français. Also featured were the impressive Percheron draft horse, emblem of Le Perche in the east of the county and Norman donkeys.
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