The president of Ile-de-France Mobilités Valérie Pécresse wants to "
take power in transport
" in the region, she explains in an interview with the specialized letter Mobilettre, attacking the monopolistic practices of SNCF Réseau and the RATP.
“
We must make transport a priority
”, judges the former LR presidential candidate, also president of the regional council.
“
I can't understand why we don't have a mobility policy at the national level.
The absence of a full-time Minister of Transport is a bad indicator
, ”she tackles.
"
A president at the national level should make a massive plan for infrastructure, especially for rail infrastructure, from high speed to local services
, ”judges the elected, calling for a reform of road management and SNCF Réseau.
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An attack on the monopolistic practices of the RATP
According to her, this branch of the SNCF is "
a monopolistic infrastructure manager who is drowned under the mass of work to be carried out, who no longer has the human resources nor the necessary means, who is almost systematically late and over budget.
".
More generally, Valérie Pécresse regrets "
a lack of global reflection on transport
".
“
The protection of public monopolies is incredible
,” she criticizes, challenging Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne, who was Minister of Transport and CEO of RATP.
In her stronghold of Ile-de-France, she says she is "
ready to take power in transport because no one does
".
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"
My main problem is the non-respect of the signed contracts
", she underlines, asking for "
penalties
", both for the operators - SNCF and RATP, especially - and for the suppliers of rolling stock - Alstom, in particular - in the event of failure or late delivery.
"
Competition must be a triple winner, in quality of service, in price and in social conditions
", argues Valérie Pécresse, while the unions fear that their working conditions will deteriorate.
She even wants to "
accelerate
» the opening up to competition, but is demanding that Ile-de-France Mobilités recover the management of the infrastructure of the lines open to other operators (which must in particular go to the RATP for the metro, including the new lines of the Grand Paris Express).
The manager also attacks the RATP which keeps monopolistic practices in Ile-de-France "
while seeking profits to invest abroad and distribute dividends to the State
".
“
In reality, the margins required by the RATP are additional costs for the Navigo pass!
(the subscription in Ile-de-France, editor's note)
”, she launches, judging that “
if it is a public monopoly, then it would be better to be managed by IDFM
”.
