The Not-So-Beautiful View from My Window - Wednesday, 5 March

 

So, half of my street (rue François Miron) is torn up for some kind of public works project.  Not sure what it is, but deep holes have been dug, big pipes are sticking up, temporary housings cover some kind of monitoring equipment, etc. Sewer or gas?  It's certainly not an archeological dig (which could happen in this part of town!)!

Update:  a friend who knows about this kind of stuff tells me "the work is being done by Compagnie Parisienne de Chauffage Urbain.  That’s the Paris Central heating network - similar to what Saint Paul, New York and other large cities have."  It's so great to have friends in the know!!!   

A sign on the fence tells me to be patient because the concrete takes time to dry, the work is complex, etc.  Hmmm.  I'm guessing that they won't wrap it up during this stay.  Perhaps by my return in August?