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Project description
The City is carrying out road improvement works in Cents on Boulevard Jules Salentiny and Rue Henri Frommes. These works are being done in cooperation with:
- VDL – Service Voirie (Roads Department): Complete redevelopment of Boulevard Jules Salentiny and Rue Henri Frommes. Installation of pedestrian crossings for people with reduced mobility.
- VDL – Service Eaux (Water Department): Complete replacement of the principal water mains and replacement of home utility connections.
- VDL – Service Eclairage public (Public Lighting Department): Replacement of public lighting installations and street lamps.
- VDL – Service TIC (ICT Department – network and communications): Rollout and upgrade of Luxembourg City's fibre-optic network. Extension of the Hotcity network.
- Creos Luxembourg SA Électricité: Replacement of the low-voltage/medium-voltage grids, replacement of a number of connections to houses and installation of a backup conduit along the entire work site.
- Creos Luxembourg SA Gaz: Replacement of mains and certain home connections. Upgrade of the existing medium-pressure (MP) network.
- Post Luxembourg & Eltrona: Replacement and upgrade of the sub-pavement network and of connections to homes along the entire length of the work site.
Construction schedule
Commencement of works: June 2019
Planned duration: 280 working days
Planned completion: late 2020
Traffic information
What is the current traffic situation?
For vehicular traffic:
The affected sections will be closed off to traffic, one by one, as the project progresses. However, 3.5-metre-wide passages will remain accessible to motorists at all times.
Pedestrian access and access for emergency services will be guaranteed throughout the duration of the works.
For businesses and deliveries:
The City will try to ensure access for deliveries to local businesses throughout the duration of the works.
For public transport users:
No changes.
Progress to date
Project update:
Work is scheduled to begin in June 2019.
How long will the work take?
Planned completion: end of 2020
What work has already been completed?
Work will begin shortly. The first phase will involve setting up the work site.
What remains to be done?
The work at this site covers several sections. The first 3 sections are located on Boulevard Jules Salentiny. The 4th and final section is located on Rue Henri Frommes.
The contractor will begin by laying temporary water and gas mains and connections to homes. They will then lay the permanent mains. Next, they will work on the dry utility networks buried under the pavement before repaving this section.
Your home utility connections
- As part of the construction project, City representatives and private contractors will visit residents' homes to assess the condition of their existing connections.
- If you wish to have your existing connections replaced, please inform the City representatives during this on-site inspection.
If you have any problems with your gas, water, or communications networks, please contact the departments below, which are open 24/7:
- Service Eaux – Tel: 4796-2883
- Creos Électricité – Tel: 8002-9900
- Creos Gaz – Tel: 8007-3001
- Post Luxembourg – Tel: 8002-8004
- Eltrona – Tel: 499 466 888
Stay informed
To make life easier for residents while these works are being carried out, the City has implemented a series of measures, including the option to participate in site meetings. Residents affected by the works may participate in these meetings to obtain additional information about the project's progress and present any complaints they may have.
Weekly site meetings:
The date of the meeting will be publicised shortly.
Contacts for this work site
| DEPARTMENT | CONTACT | PHONE |
| VDL – Service Coordination des chantiers | Romain Dias | 4796-3166 |
| VDL – Service Eaux | Carole Kirch | 4796-4304 |
| VDL – Service TIC | Luis Carvalho | 4796-3381 |
| VDL – Service Circulation | Marc Schumacher | 4796-2658 |
| VDL – Service Eclairage public | Daniel Perrard | 4796-4989 |
| VDL – Service Voirie | Caroline Blaise | 4796-2608 |
| VDL – Construction mediators | 4796-4343 | |
| Creos Luxembourg Gaz | Simoes Carlos | 2624-5816 |
| Creos Luxembourg Électricité | André Degraux | 2624-5783 |
| POST Télécommunication | Bureau Technique (Technical Office) | 4991-5763 |
