Installation and dismantling of temporary venues in central Paris

Temporary venues in the heart of Paris

Several temporary venues will be set up in the heart of Paris and will be dismantled after the Games

• 7 venues in the heart of Paris during the Olympic Games: at the Trocadéro, the Eiffel Tower, the Champ-de-Mars, the Esplanade des Invalides, the Pont Alexandre III, the Place de la Concorde and the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville. Grandstands will also be set up along the Seine for the Olympic Opening Ceremony.
• 5 venues in the heart of Paris during the Paralympic Games: the Eiffel Tower, the Champ-de-Mars, the Esplanade des Invalides, the Pont Alexandre III and the Place de la Concorde.

Several off-stadia events (Marathon, Para marathon, Marathon pour tous, Cyclisme, Para cyclisme en Seine-Saint-Denis, Triathlon, Para triathlon) as well as the Olympic and Paralympic Torch Relays will give everyone the opportunity to experience the Games close to home, against the backdrop of the most beautiful venues in the Paris Region.

A gradual approach

The installation sites for the temporary venues in the centre of Paris will be set up using a phased approach.

• Geographical phasing: During the installation and dismantling phases, the footprint of the installations will be gradually increased to preserve traffic routes and access to public spaces and services as much as possible.
• Phasing over time: The perimeters of the competition venues will be progressively activated and deactivated from the installation phases through to the dismantling phases in order to minimise the constraints of the worksites and free up the areas as quickly as possible after the Games.

Enhancing and preserving the setting of the Games venues

Preserving heritage

• To ensure that the configuration of the venues does not harm our rich architectural heritage, protective measures are being put in place in collaboration with the ABF ("architectes des bâtiments de France"). These measures are designed to preserve the unique features of our historic monuments and squares. As part of this, wherever necessary, the Place de la Concorde will be lined with steel plates to protect the ground surface from the load of the heavy infrastructure that will be installed there.

As part of the preparations for Paris 2024, every effort is being made to protect our trees and vegetated areas.

• The vast majority of the infrastructure for the Games will be located away from these areas in order to limit the risk of damaging the city's tree heritage.
• For those that come close, the most sensitive trees (with visible roots, large crowns and low trunks) will be identified on a venue-byvenue basis and appropriate protection are put in place. Wooden protections will be installed around the trees, for example, to preserve their health and natural beauty.

These developments will be systematically carried out in line with Paris 2024's ambition to organise more responsible Games that respect the City of Paris and all its heritage, both plant and urban.

Preservation of economic activities

• Paris 2024, the City of Paris and the French State wish to limit as much as possible the impact of the installation of temporary infrastructures, ceremonies and races on these players, and to work together to propose alternatives, several of which have already been successful. We want everyone to be able to vacate the site in good time, while at the same time ensuring the continuity of their activities as far as possible.

Preserving the peace and quiet of local residents

In the same spirit of preservation and enhancement, and aware that the installation of the temporary infrastructure required for the Games can be a source of noise pollution, we are committed to minimising these inconveniences as much as possible.

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLES

Installation and dismantling of the Concorde area

• March: Installation begins on the east side of the square (already occupied by the Rugby Village and not reopened to traffic since).
• March - 1 June: Progressive extension of the worksite to the whole of Place de la Concorde
  • 17 May: Closure of the east-west axis
  • 1 June: Complete closure
    • In the north-south direction, rue Royale is closed to general traffic, except for local services, from place de la Madeleine and from rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré to place de la Concorde.
    • In the south-north direction, from the rue de Rivoli already restricted to general traffic, traffic will remain open on the rue Royale towards Madeleine. Local services will continue to be authorised in an east-west direction towards avenue Gabriel.
    • In the west-east direction, on avenue des Champs-Elysées, traffic between avenue Winston Churchill and place de la Concorde is closed.
    • The Concorde bridge is accessible from the Cours la Reine in a north-south direction and remains accessible for local traffic in a south-north direction.
    • Diversions for bicycle traffic will be put in place (consultable on the paris.fr city venue).
  • 1 June - 25 September: Closure of the La Concorde underground public car park
• From 29 August-October: Gradual release of the right-of-way on Place de la Concorde, with partial reopening to traffic from early September
  Installation and dismantling of the Trocadéro - Eiffel - Champ-de-Mars area

Installation and dismantling of the Trocadéro - Eiffel - Champ-de-Mars area

• March: Start of installation of the Eiffel Tower Stadium via Place Jacques Rueff
• March-July: Progressive extension of the worksite to cover all the Champ-de-Mars and Trocadéro gardens, the southern part of the Place du Trocadéro, as well as the Avenue des Nations Unies and the Pont d'Iéna.
  • 31 May: Closure of the Avenue des Nations-Unies to motorised and pedestrian traffic between the rue Le Nôtre and the Place de Varsovie and between the Place de Varsovie and the Avenue Albert de Mun
    • Two-way traffic on rue Le Nôtre for local service needs
  • 15 July-8 September: Closure of the Joffre underground public car park
    • Closure of the Grand Suffren above-ground car park
• September-October: Gradual vacating of the right-of-way, with most of the gardens vacated by mid-September

Installation and dismantling of the Grand Palais - Alexandre III Bridge - Invalides area

• Mid-April: Installation begins on the south-east lawns of Place des Invalides
• End of April - Mid-June: Gradual extension of the worksite to all the lawns of Place des Invalides and Avenue du Maréchal Gallieni
  • 26 April: Closure of the Cours la Reine between the Alexandre III and Invalides bridges
  • 17 May: Occupation of the Alexandre III bridge and nearby low-level quays and closure of the south of Avenue Gallieni
  • 30 May: Extension of the right-of-way on rue de Grenelle with closure to traffic of the Bleuet de France roundabout
    • Two-way traffic maintained on rue de Grenelle
    • Invalides underground public car park closed (until 25 September)
  • 17 June: Extension of the avenue Gallieni right-of-way with closure to traffic of the rue de l'Université between Fabert and Constantine
    • Closure of the Invalides service station (until the underground public car park reopens on 25 September)
• September to end of October: Gradual release of the right-of-way*

Opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

• 17 June: Start of installation on the lower platforms
• 26 June: Start of installation on the upper quays (partially impacted area open to traffic with occasional bypasses for cyclists or pedestrians)
• 8 July: Start of installation on the bridges with the Debilly pedestrian footbridge
• From July 18: Closure of the upper and lower quays to the general public, while maintaining access routes and walkways for local residents, businesses and their customers, and emergency and security services;
• 27 July-2 August: Part of the area is freed up to allow the banks of the Seine to be left free of works during the Olympic Games, so that everyone can reclaim the quays and their activities.
• 29 July: Partial reopening to traffic of the upper quays (partially impacted area open to traffic with occasional bypasses for cyclists or pedestrians)
• 4 August: End of dismantling on the upper quays
• 12 August-25 August (OLY-PARA transition): Clearance of the entire right-of-way (excluding the Alexandre III bridge used for the events on the Seine)

MONTH-BY-MONTH INSTALLATION SCHEDULE

March 2024: The first phase of installation begins in March

• Installation of the first infrastructures occupying 10% of the Champ-de-Mars and 20% of the Place du Trocadéro
• Installation begins on the part of the Place de la Concorde not reopened to traffic since the Rugby World Cup

April 2024: Installation of the Pont Alexandre III, Grand Palais and Esplanade des Invalides venues begins in April.

Late April - May 2024: The Avenue du Maréchal Gallieni, the Pont Alexandre III and the Cours la Reine between the Pont Alexandre III and the Pont Invalides will be closed to traffic.

June 2024: In June, installation work will continue, resulting in the complete closure of the Place de la Concorde, and the start of installation work on the lower quays between the Ponts d'Austerlitz and d'Iéna.

July 2024: In July, the final operations will be carried out, in particular on the bridges used for the Olympic Opening Ceremony.

MONTH-BY-MONTH DISMANTLING SCHEDULE

• 27 July: Dismantling of the Olympic Opening Ceremony facilities begins
• 31 August: Liberation of the Trocadero gardens
• 07 September: Part of the traffic on Place de la Concorde reopens
• 30 September: More than 60% of the space occupied by Paris 2024 is vacated
• 31 October: End of dismantling of heavy infrastructure (La Concorde east, Place Jacques Rueff, Invalides east)

Transportation changes

• Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP will be gradually modifying bus services in the vicinity of the venues as soon as they are installed, in order to guarantee the continuity of the public transport service as far as possible and maintain services within Paris as much as possible. The lines concerned will be diverted, operated in two sections or limited depending on the events planned in the public space (opening ceremony, road races).
• Metro services will operate normally throughout the Games. Only the Tuileries, Concorde and Champs-Elysées Clémenceau stations will be closed (precise dates under study) due to their location within a competition venue or in the immediate vicinity.
• All this information is available to passengers on the Île-de-France Mobilités and RATP websites and applications.