Numerous Olympic venues have been set up right in the heart of the capital, as close as possible to Parisian monuments. A superb backdrop for the events, but a hassle for Parisians, who will gradually regain their mobility!
For several months now, Parisians have no longer had access to some of the capital's most emblematic sites, from the quays of the Seine to the Concorde, but wait, the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games are almost over! As soon as the competition comes to an end, all the temporary Olympic venues that have been created from scratch will gradually disappear, allowing users to get back on the road more easily.
But the quays soon reopened to the public, as did the bridges, making them accessible to Parisians, who came to see the cauldron in the evening. While the Trocadero gardens, for example, were not reopened until August 31, it was the end of the Paralympic Games on September 8 that signalled the complete restoration of Parisian life, with the Paris 2024 areas disappearing completely by October 31.
Zone Concorde
August 29 to October 30: gradual release of the right-of-way on Place de la Concorde
- September 7: partial reopening to traffic (west side alley)
- September 25: reopening of the western part of the square
- October 30: liberation of the eastern part of the square
Champ-de-Mars zone
Gradual liberation of the site from September 19:
- October 7: liberation of most of the site, except around Place Jacques-Rueff
- November 4: total liberation of the site
Trocadero zone
July 27 to October 8: gradual release of the right-of-way
- July 27: Place du Trocadéro
- August 12: pont d'Iéna and quai Jacques-Chirac
- September 7: Place de Varsovie and Avenue des Nations-Unies
- September 15: avenue Wilson
- September 19: most of the Trocadéro gardens
- October 8: total liberation of the site
Invalides zone
From September 18 to October 30: gradual release of spaces
- September 18: reopening of rue de l'Université
- September 25: reopening of avenue Gallieni and the Bleuet-de-France traffic circle
- October 16: release of the south-west lawn and reopening of rue Saint-Dominique between Fabert and Gallieni
- October 30: complete reopening of rue Saint-Dominique and complete liberation of the site
Grand Palais zone
September 12 to October 26: gradual clearance of the right-of-way, including opening of the Alexandre-III bridge on September 20
- September 30: dismantling of facilities in the Invalides harbor
- October 15: opening of the Cours La-Reine and liberation of the Champs-Élysées harbor
