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Paris transport investments include Grand Paris Express and maintenance funding

Major rail and road projects receive allocations for 2026.

By The Daily Paris · Published 20 July 2026

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The Grand Paris Express is Europe's largest public transport infrastructure project, involving 200 km of new automated metro lines and 68 new stations with a current estimated cost of €42 billion, according to item [75].

Line 18 of the Grand Paris Express is scheduled for its inaugural opening in 2026, bridging Paris's historic centre with southern tech hubs, as stated in item [75].

Île-de-France-Mobilités has confirmed a €3.8 billion railway investment program for 2026 to modernise existing RER and metro networks and prepare for future Grand Paris Express line integrations, per item [75].

Paris City Council allocated €35.7 million in 2026 for road infrastructure and maintenance, including €11.4 million for a promenade on Richard Lenoir and Jules Ferry boulevards and €8.0 million for redeveloping Canal Saint-Martin, according to item [75].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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