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« Return to main page Download Original The ITER Itinerary begins here This unloading platform was created at the Port de la Pointe in Berre-l'Etang for ITER's exceptionally-sized components. Photo: AIF November 2011 Download Original Expecting oversized convoys Along the Durance River, the road is enlarged and a footpath created. Photo: DREAL February 2011 Download Original Over the tracks Between Berre and La Fare-les-Oliviers, ITER convoys will pass over the railway tracks. Photo: ITER Organization May 2009 Download Original 104 kilometres for the ITER convoys The bridge over the Réal River in Peyrolles. Along the ITER Itinerary the convoys will bypass 16 villages, negotiate 16 roundabouts and cross 35 bridges. Photo: ITER Organization May 2009 Download Original Canal de Provence A brand-new bridge crosses the Canal de Provence in Peyrolles. Photo: ITER Organization April 2009 Download Original Financed by local government and the State The cost of the ITER Itinerary (EUR 110 million) was shared by the Bouches-du-Rhône department Council (66%) and the French State (34%). Photo: AIF February 2009 Download Original Three years to complete the ITER Itinerary The road is widened and the retaining wall strengthened along a formerly narrow passage near Mirabeau. Photo: DREAL February 2009 Download Original Keeping the public informed Public information campaigns were carried out all along the ITER Itinerary to keep the local public informed about the large-scale works underway. Photo: DREAL February 2009 Download Original 3 years and 25 projects In all, 25 reconstruction or reinforcement projects were carried out along the 104 kilometres of the ITER Itinerary. Photo: DREAL February 2009 Download Original The heaviest convoys, load included, will weigh around 900 tons Parallel to an existing bridge, a reinforced structure is built over the EDF canal. Photo: DREAL February 2009 Download Original A bridge is replaced in Jouques It took two cranes to lift the five 150-ton concrete beams of the old bridge in Jouques, which was replaced during work along the ITER Itinerary. © Sophie SPITERI-La Provence February 2009 Download Original Remote-controlled transport This is the type of remote-controlled vehicle that will be responsible for transporting ITER's "exceptional" components along the ITER Itinerary, beginning 2013. Photo: AIF February 2009 Download Original Remote-controlled transporter A simulation of an exceptional convoy travelling along the ITER Itinerary by remote-controlled transporter. Image credit: AIF Download Original Levelling roundabouts In Berre, a roundabout is levelled in order to allow for the passage of ITER convoys. Photo: ITER Organization February 2009 Download Original By boat, by barge, by transporter La Pointe harbour, where ITER components will be unloaded after crossing the Étang de Berre by barge. Photo: ITER Organization February 2009 Download Original Exceptional convoys A model illustrating the transport of an "exceptionally sized" ITER component. Photo: AIF Download Original The narrow passage near Mirabeau Along this narrow 400-metre stretch near Mirabeau, work was carried out to widen the road and replace the old retaining wall dating from 1934 (pictured) with a new one. Photo: DREAL April 2008 The ITER Organization provides images and videos on its public website free of charge for educational and institutional use. An explanation of the "Terms of Use" is available for download. « Return to main page

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