While waiting for the arrival of the tram at its terminus and the opening of the 2,000-space XXL car park that is being built right next to the Grand Duchy’s new national football stadium at Cloche d’Or, a “small” temporary car park has been open to residents and cross-border workers since Wednesday.
The 606-space car park (5 spaces are reserved for people with reduced mobility), which is located in the extended area of the stadium (route d’Esch), along the A3, was officially inaugurated on Wednesday morning by Mayor of Luxembourg City Lydie Polfer and two members of the municipal executive.
This temporary car park “meets a need for parking spaces at Cloche d’Or, a rapidly developing district of the capital, while awaiting the completion of the definitive P+R”, according to the municipal authorities.
Free for 24 hours, this temporary P+R provides parking spaces for future visitors to the Luxembourg stadium, once it is finally opened, as well as to commuters and other daily users from the south of the country who want to park there for a whole day and use public transport to reach the city centre.
From the 25th hour onwards, a fee of €10 will be charged for each day of parking. This means that motorists do not need to validate their tickets if they stay less than 24 hours.
The new P+R is linked to a dynamic guidance system so that users can find free spaces more easily and know in real time how many spaces are available. The occupancy rate of the car park can also be consulted in the cityapp, on parking.vdl.lu and on maps.vdl.lu.
This temporary car park, like its permanent successor, is intended to promote intermodality at the southern entrance to the capital. The provisional P+R will remain in service until the completion of the definitive P+R Cloche d’Or, the construction of which is being carried out by the State and co-financed by the municipality of Luxembourg City.
The new temporary car park will then be reallocated for the needs of the capital’s Vehicle and Maintenance Services, which will be moved from the current “Bouillon” site. Despite its temporary nature, the car park cost a total of €2.2 million.
