When will the bus be put into service? And in the meantime, what is planned in the short term to improve bus traffic and local services?

The Bus Bords de Marne project can be carried out in the medium term. As an ticket, it took an average of 8 to 10 years between the preliminary studies (current stage of the project) and the commissioning of comparable projects. This period takes into account in particular the time taken to obtain the various regulatory authorisations and the time required for land acquisitions and the implementation of any diversions of the concession networks. By the time the project is commissioned:

• measures are being taken today to improve the bus service in the area, in particular to support the arrival of the first inhabitants of the ZAC Maison Blanche, namely:
• the extension and reinforcement of bus line 643, effective since 31 August 2020, make it possible to connect the east of the ZAC Maison Blanche to the Chénay-Gagny station served by the RER E, thus offering an alternative to the RER A for travel to and from Paris;
• the evolution of bus line 203, since 4 January 2021 with the relocation of the terminus from rue de Bougainville to Neuilly-sur-Marne, to connect the west of the ZAC Maison Blanche to the Neuilly-Plaisance station, via the Parc du Croissant Vert;
• following the measurements of the ridership of bus line 113 carried out in the autumn of 2020, the frequency of buses was increased by the RATP on 31 May 2021 (at the beginning and end of peak hours as well as during off-peak hours);
• five standard buses on line 113 were replaced on 20 June 2022 by more spacious articulated buses;
• short-term improvements are being studied by Île-de-France Mobilités and road managers to reduce the difficulties of bus operation on the former RN34: optimisation of the programming of traffic light junctions, creation of bus lanes on the approach to difficult junctions, implementation of a detection system at junctions to give priority to buses at junctions, Etc.