Cofiroute is a french major motorway builder and operator. Its latest addition is the first leg of the dual level A86 which will eventually link Reuil Malmaison with Versailles in a little bit more than 10 minutes instead of 45 minutes through current road links
http://www.cofiroute.fr/cofiroute.nsf/fr/duplex-a86.htm(in french, but the animation shows how it works)
The motorway is
entirely set underground,
in a two level tunnel,
each coming up with 3 lanes of dedicated single way traffic
so accident by frontal collision should be impossible
Trucks and two wheelers are banned together with vehicle higher than 2.80 meters
As the company will have to recoup costly and lengthy investment, access won't be free
Cofiroute offers 35 % off its published fare to customers who accept purshasing a LIBER-T (shortning of Liberté, ie Freedom) electronic pass.
So in order to reach the largest number of potential customers, the company's sales department has been standing up-front
at La Défense Business District,
starting with 4-Temps shopping mall for quite a few days
and supplemented by large billboard affixed on Elysées-La Défence front and visible from all over the adjacent plazza, across which thousands walk back and forth day-in, day-out.
Today, a customized van hosting a complete sale office has been added to the operational plan.
Guys and gents could drop their current aftershaves
Modern art and greenery just beside.
For those in need of something to let time go by, and acting as stewardesses, Barbara, Lucie and Marie do a distribution of peanuts.
Media members start gathering.
The gondola is filled with 1,000 (recycles) paper planes, 20 of which are the winning ones
Now hovering at level 15 meters/45 feet, the balloon acts as an effective attraction. Lunch goers start coming-in.
which completed its ferry flight on board this van, which in turn acted as EasyJet's La Défense crewbase and station.
11.00 am, Inflating begins. Air-filled cannisters come in as handy to do the job.
coming up with the cigar shaped fuselage
which is mated with the set of four tail fins
Basically complete.
Then came time to test mating the gondolla with the blimp
at La Défense Business District,
Today, a customized van hosting a complete sale office has been added to the operational plan.
A crew member making a presentation of health insurences to future subscribers for serenity
by recycling those disused flagpoles
into resting pads. Off-course, they refrain from demanding a complete pigeonhouse !
Office staff members being briefed of what's up inside.
Once inside, a dental cleaning kit consisting of a tooth-brush, a sample tooth paste tube and a sample of PLAX mouth lotion, together with an hard paper disk and a plastic cup come next as give-aways. The models behind the latters are for display.
Merry-go-round which is not only a fixture of the plazza, but one of the earliest resident attraction as well. It originally sat close to the 4-temps shopping mall, but was moved across this part of the plazza to its current location a few years ago.
The stage is set until next Sunday.
As far official bodies are concerned, local based non profit societies focusing in sport together with dedicated federations have been invited to set up a field office.
While a Sécurité Civile (Lifeguard dept) ambulance referred as Pluton (Pluto) 925 stays on alert for bruises in case of.
Poney riding, the large white marquee behind houses Judo and combat sports
Skateboarding
and Golf
Not yet the rush hour as it's not yet lunch time either. Ranging from dedicated instructors to Pluto 925's crew members, everyone is already on the alert.
time to see the product in real size at close quarters.
Canvas is being lifted
The cars are ready for inspection
Soon joined by some would-be buyers and on-lookers alike
and passenger's. Upholstery looks good.
Interesting to see how it dwarfed the passers-by.
and side doors
