Stade de la Meinau: 60,000 hours of work for jobseekers planned during the three-year renovation

60,000 hours of work for jobseekers is to be provided during the three-year renovation and extension of the Stade de la Meinau (Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin), where RC Strasbourg Alsace (Ligue 1 Uber Eats) plays its home games, according to the club on 22/02/2024.

This professional scheme was "desired by the Eurométropole de Strasbourg", which is contributing 47.3% (€75.8m) towards the work. The project is being carried out in partnership with the civic organisation Relais 2D / Relais Chantiers, as part of the contract awarded to the English architectural firm Populous.

The two main thrusts of the works, which began in summer 2023 and are due to be completed in summer 2026, are the construction of a building behind the stadium's south stand, to which it will then be connected and which it will cover, and the increase in the stadium's capacity to 32,000 seats (including 3,600 VIP seats) from 26,109 at present.

The project, which was initially scheduled to start in May 2022 at a cost of €100m excluding VAT, is now estimated to cost €160m excluding VAT, broken down as follows:
• €75.8m from the…