\n Price rises for V\u00e9lib\u2019 subscribers in Paris, more upgrades to the capital\u2019s transport network, and competitive domestic football returns\n <\/p>\n
Monday<\/strong><\/p>\n Paris Metro:<\/b> Due to modernisation work, traffic will be interrupted between La D\u00e9fense and Charles de Gaulle-\u00c9toile stations from August 11th to 31st. A replacement bus service will run in both directions, but passengers are urged to allow for longer journey times and find alternative routes wherever possible.<\/p>\n RER:<\/b> Services are suspended on RER A between Le V\u00e9sinet-Le Pecq and Saint-Germain-en-Laye in the Yvelines department until August 22nd for track equipment, sleepers, and ballasts to be renewed.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, to renew the track equipment ahead of the arrival of new trains, RER B services will be suspended after the Denfert-Rochereau station from 10.45pm until the end of services on August 11th and 12th, August 14th, and from August 18th to 22nd.\u00a0<\/p>\n Tuesday<\/strong><\/p>\n Paris bicycles:<\/b> The cost of hiring a self-service V\u00e9lib\u2019 bicycle in Paris and the \u2019burbs will increase for the first time since 2018 for some subscribers. The V-Plus subscription will increase from \u20ac3.10 to \u20ac4.30 per month \u2013 or \u20ac51.60 for annual payments\u00a0<\/p>\n V-Max subscriptions will also change, eliminating the two free daily journeys on electric V\u00e9lib\u2019 cycles. These will now be charged at \u20ac0.50 per trip, with subsequent journeys charged at \u20ac2.\u00a0 V-Max Solidaire subscribers will retain existing conditions. The standard subscription price remains unchanged and remains at \u20ac9.30\/month.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Wednesday<\/strong><\/p>\n Commercial frontier:<\/b> The second commercial launch of Ariane 6 is scheduled, from Kourou in Guyane.<\/p>\n Football:<\/b> Paris Saint-Germain face Premier League side Tottenham Hotspur in the Super Cup in Udine, Italy.<\/p>\n Thursday<\/strong><\/p>\n Going up:<\/b> France\u2019s inflation figure for July will be confirmed in Paris.<\/p>\n Cabaret Vert:<\/strong> Bigflo and Oli, Vampire Weekend, Will Smith and Queens of the Stone Age headline this year\u2019s festival in Charleville-M\u00e9zi\u00e8res, which gets under way on Thursday. Details here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Friday<\/strong><\/p>\n Public holiday:<\/b> The French get to enjoy a public holiday this week – l’Assomption \u2013 offering a long weekend, and meaning there will be some closures and altered operating hours.<\/p>\n Traffic update:<\/b> Roads watchdog Bison Fut\u00e9 has flagged every weekend in August as having \u2018very difficult\u2019 or \u2018extremely difficult\u2019 conditions on the country\u2019s roads \u2013 and this weekend sees the worst of the conditions on return routes as holidaymakers head home, with traffic trouble expected a day earlier than usual because of the public holiday.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Paris transport:<\/b> The installation of the new cathedral bridge in Saint-Denis is continuing. From August 15th to 17th, there will be a final interruption to restore signalling, which will affect lines B, D, H, K, and TER services.<\/p>\n Football:<\/b> The new Ligue 1 season, France\u2019s domestic top-flight competition, kicks off, with Rennes v Marseille the first game broadcast on the new Ligue 1+ channel. The 18 sides will play 34 games each in a season that runs though to next May \u2013 with international, domestic and European competition breaks \u2013 before crowning PSG champions.<\/p>\n Saturday<\/strong><\/p>\n Strikes \u2013<\/b> Compounding possible August travel difficulties, rail union Sud Rail has filed an open-ended strike notice until September 1st, although they say they\u2019re planning weekend-long or 2-3 day strikes on dates which are yet to be announced.\u00a0<\/p>\n Meanwhile, employees of Vinci, one of the companies that runs the French motorway network, have filed strike notices covering the summer holiday period, especially on the A8 in southern France. Vinci says that drivers should not be impacted.<\/p>\n