THE mayor Nice Mr Christian Estrosi announced on January 30 that the French city will bring forward the start of construction on its third light rail line to this year with the aim of completing the project in 2020.
ALSTOM and Colas Rail have secured a contract to provide power supply equipment for Nice light rail Line T2, which is due to open in 2018.
A full-size mock up of the Alstom Citadis X05 LRV for the second tram line in Nice went on public display in Place Garibaldi on October 1.
NICE Côte dAzur Metropolitan Council has awarded Alstom a €91m contract to supply 19 Citadis X05 low-floor LRVs for the city's second light rail line.
NICE Côte dAzur Metropolitan Council has signed a €250m loan agreement with the European Investment Bank to finance construction of a light rail line linking Nice's harbour area and city centre with the city's airport.
THE mayor of Nice Mr Christian Estrosi has confirmed that the French city plans to complete the first phase of its second light rail line by 2017.