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MAKING TRACKS

As the Paris Olympic Games draw near, the city sees another significant project advance closer to the finish line. The Grand Paris Express, the largest urban design project in Europe, is a system of new rapid transit lines that will allow commuters to go from one suburb to another without passing through the city centre.

Construction began in 2016 and is slated to finish in 2030, whenby different architects, each working in tandem with a different artist.

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