T3 tramway extension plans include demolitions

The future extension of the T3 tramway in Marseille towards La Bricarde involves demolitions in the 15th and 16th arrondissements. The Metropolis Aix-Marseille-Provence is preparing to assist 25 to 30 households before planned works in 2027. A public consultation for a social support mission was launched in October to select an operator responsible for assisting affected households.

Project details and affected buildings

The project concerns 19 buildings spread across ten addresses in the 15th and 16th arrondissements, with demolitions planned. Between 25 and 30 households are expected to be assisted toward new housing, according to elements from the consultation dossier reported on October 30. These figures are current estimates and not a completed relocation balance.

Social support mission and its scope

The metropolitan consultation is on a mission of urban and social management, or MOUS. The selected provider will need to examine the situation of the occupants, identify housing solutions and assist them in their procedures, up to the change of residence. This is a preparatory stage, and the designation of an intervenor does not mean that the buildings have already been vacated.

Impact on affected families and relocation challenges

For the affected families, the tramway schedule first translates into a housing issue. The search for an appropriate solution must take into account individual situations, while the Metropolis continues its land acquisition procedures. The information made public does not yet specify the addresses of the buildings in a summary document accessible to all residents.

Extended deadline for bids and project timeline

The deadline for submitting bids has been postponed to November 23, 2026 at 12:30, as indicated by the official consultation sheet, reference 71260148. This deadline concerns companies bidding for the support market, and not the households to be relocated.

T3 tramway extension route and infrastructure

The extension is intended to connect Capitaine Gèze to La Castellane and then to La Bricarde. The official presentation of the project by the Metropolis describes 7.7 kilometers of new infrastructure and twelve stations. The route would include notably the rue de Lyon, the boulevard de la Méditerranée, the chemin de la Madrague-Ville, the chemin du Ruisseau Mirabeau and the chemin du Littoral.

Project goals and accessibility improvements

This connection is intended to serve neighborhoods currently less well connected to major transport networks, as well as the Saint-Exupéry high school and several business hubs. The future Saint-André exchange hub is expected to provide transfers with buses and a new railway stop. For residents of the La Cabucelle, Campagne-Lévêque and La Castellane-Bricarde areas, the challenge is to have more direct access to the rest of the metropolitan network.

Route adjustment and timeline for construction

The terminus has been moved up to the rue Georges-de-Beauregard, in La Bricarde, following a metropolitan decision on June 24, 2026. The community explains this choice by the slope of the boulevard Henri-Barnier, which complicated the installation of a terminus compliant with accessibility requirements. The extension of the route represents approximately 700 additional meters.

Public inquiry and future administrative steps

The schedule presented in the relocation dossier provides for a public inquiry at the end of 2026 or the beginning of 2027, then the first works in the middle of the year 2027. The stated objective remains a commissioning in 2030, after a construction and testing phase. This is a provisional schedule, subject to change with the procedures and the execution of the works.

Ongoing consultations and administrative updates

The Metropolis announces continuing consultation with residents and local stakeholders before the public inquiry. The details of the meetings and the documents made available are announced on the page of the northern tramway project. The next identified administrative deadline remains, at this stage, the selection of the provider responsible for organizing the support for the occupants.