Coastal cycle route: €500,000 for a new section in Cavalaire
The Department is investing €500,000 to develop and secure 1.2 km of the coastal cycle route in Cavalaire-sur-Mer.
As part of its development plan for the coastal cycle route (PCL), the Département is launching a project in the municipality of Cavalaire-sur-Mer. From October 26 until the end of March 2027, work is being carried out on a 1.2-kilometer section on chemin Pierre Foncin, between the hamlet of Dattier and the Fenouillet area.
The operation is fully funded by the Département. Work takes place during the day, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and aims to transform this section to sustainably integrate it into the cycle route.
This project, at the heart of the classified site of the "Corniche des Maures", required obtaining ministerial authorization on June 5, 2026, supplemented by a development permit on June 22, 2026.
Safety and environment
The project, entrusted to the companies EUROVIA, COLAS and AGILIS, includes several technical interventions. The existing roadway is planed and then covered with an ochre-colored asphalt. This choice aims for a dual objective of safety and readability, in order to mark that it is a cycle route and not a simple service road, while ensuring visual consistency with the rest of the route.
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Wooden safety barriers are installed. They will prevent falls in embankment areas and, more dissuasively, prevent illegal waste dumping in the valleys.
They will also serve to ban wild parking on the shoulders, particularly near the Maison de la nature. In agreement with the Conservatoire du Littoral and the town hall, two stabilized sand parking areas are created: a first one of 14 spaces (9+5) at the entrance of chemin Pierre Foncin and a second one of 11 spaces near the start of the Fenouillet trail.
The project also includes the cleaning of hydraulic crossings and ditches, as well as the laying of ducts for the future undergrounding of the overhead telecommunication network. The municipality has committed to reducing public lighting by removing every second lamppost on this road.
Fire prevention
Beyond the tourist aspect, the goal is to create safe access via soft mobility to highly visited natural sites: the Fenouillet trail, the Maison de la nature, the hamlet of Dattier, and the cirque du Dattier beach. This section is part of the continuity of the V65, classified in the national cycle route plan, of which the coastal cycle route constitutes a major section.
The development also plays a crucial role in environmental protection and risk prevention. By organizing parking, it guarantees access for emergency vehicles, particularly firefighters, who are often blocked by poorly parked cars. The ban on parking on grassy shoulders will also limit the risk of fire outbreaks, which are frequent in the summer period.
Traffic conditions during the work
Traffic is maintained on chemin Pierre Foncin during the work. Lane narrowings or alternating traffic systems are set up during the earthworks, sanitation, and barrier installation phases.
For roadway work, measures such as alternating traffic or night work are planned to minimize inconvenience and maintain resident access.
Cyclists must still take the departmental road RD559 between the gardens of Rayol and Fenouillet. The ongoing work does not change this provisional route, and reinforced signage is deployed to remind users of it.
Photos DR.