As you witness every day, Port Vauban is pursuing its ambition and accelerating its transformation. In keeping with the architectural programme developed by the Philippe Prost architectural studio, the first stage of which we have just completed on the East Dyke side, we started a new chapter in January 2023 with the start of construction of the Crafstmen’s Village.
Entirely dedicated to the careening trades, the new building will be located on the current site of the shipyard car park. The project is divided into four buildings bordering the shipyard. This craftsmen’s village will also include workshops for nautical professionals, a shipchandler, showers and sanitary facilities, as well as a restaurant with a sunny terrace.
The construction work will start in January 2023 and will take place in phases until April 2024:
September 2023: Initially, work will be carried out on the MV substation at the entrance to the mole, without causing any particular nuisance. Then, during the last week of September, the teams will remove the candelabra and install temporary candelabra. This work will involve the use of lorries and jackhammers in the area, causing noise and visual disturbance over a period of 5 days.
– October to December 2023: Teams will demolish and rebuild the MV substation at the entrance to the mole, as well as carrying out work on the water and electricity networks and landscaping the area’s green spaces and rubbish bin. Lorries will be present on the mole during this phase. During this period, we will be obliged to adjust traffic flow and temporarily modify the parking area.
– December to March 2024: We will be installing the new bollards and lighting. This work will require teams to be on site to pull the cables and make the connections.
– February to April 2024: Crews will work on installing the new transformer.
– March to April 2024: We will carry out the final work on the asphalt and install the signage and furniture.
See below, the Mole Sud map to see hat it will look like after renovation.
• Octobre à Décembre 2023 : Les équipes procéderont à la réalisation des travaux des réseaux d’eau et d’électricité, à l’aménagement des espaces verts, des supports à vélos, au dallage, à l’enrobé et les bords à quai de la zone. Fin octobre des travaux seront également engagés au niveau de la cale de mise à l’eau. Des camions seront présents sur le môle durant cette phase. Nous serons également dans l’obligation durant cette période, d’ajuster la circulation et de modifier provisoirement l’espace parking.
• Décembre à Mars 2024 : Nous procéderons à la pose des nouvelles bornes et luminaires. Ces travaux impliquent la présence d’équipes sur place pour tirer les câbles et effectuer leurs raccordements. En novembre les équipes démoliront et reconstruiront le poste HTA ainsi que le local poubelle.
• Février à Mars 2024 : Nous procéderons à l’installation du transformateur et du Tableau Général Basse Tension (TGBT) définitifs.
• Mars à Avril 2024: Nous procéderons à l’intervention finale sur les enrobés, et l’installation de la signalétique et du mobilier.
From October 2, the teams in charge of the works will be upgrading the port’s electrical networks. To achieve this, trenches will be dug in zones from October to the end of January as per the blue ligns on the picture. Traffic will be slightly modified, with half the roadway divided during the work.
The Echauguette lighthouse is getting a facelift so that you can enjoy a brand new gourmet venue in 2024! After a clearance phase, interior work began at the end of March, before giving way to structural work and exterior joinery until September.
Occasional noise pollution is to be expected in the area during this period.
The outer ramparts of the Bastion St Jaume are entering the restoration phase. The current works, carried out by the specialist company SMBR, aim to make the monument safe and enhance its value, by completing the restoration process carried out in 2000 and recreating a continuous high walkway along the ramparts.
The ramparts of Antibes were listed as Historic Monuments by decree on 23 January 1930.
The 17th-century defensive works were transformed in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Restoration and development work has highlighted all of these historical layers, in particular by crystallising the state of the post-World War II reconstruction, which has been partially rebuilt in concrete.
The ramparts are also home to protected species of geckos, such as the warty hemidactyl and the Mauritanian tarantula. The aim of restoring the ramparts is not only to conserve the stonework, but also to preserve the animal species that find refuge there. In order not to obstruct the existing habitats and preserve the gecko populations, a protocol for identifying nests has been put in place during the repointing of the masonry.
From 2 October, the echiffre wall of the ramp leading up to the St Jaume bastion and its Nomade will be undergoing restoration work and repointing of the stone. Until February 2024, the company SMBR will be working on its restoration.
