The A54 autoroute is a toll motorway in France managed by ASF and is close to 80 km long. It is part of

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Route

The motorway connects

Salon-de-Provence Salon-de-Provence (, ; oc, label= Provençal Occitan, Selon de Provença/Seloun de Provènço, ), commonly known as Salon, is a commune located about northwest of Marseille in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d' ...

with

Nîmes Nîmes ( , ; oc, Nimes ; Latin: ''Nemausus'') is the prefecture of the Gard department in the Occitanie region of Southern France. Located between the Mediterranean Sea and Cévennes, the commune of Nîmes has an estimated population of 148,5 ...

and merges with the N113 between

Saint-Martin-de-Crau Saint-Martin-de-Crau (; Provençal: ''Sant Martin de Crau'') is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Inhabitants are called ''Saint-Martinois''. Population Saint-Martin-de-Crau has the lowest population density o ...

and

Arles Arles (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Arle ; Classical la, Arelate) is a coastal city and commune in the South of France, a subprefecture in the Bouches-du-Rhône department of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the former province of ...

History

Its first section was opened south of

in 1970, at the same time as the section of the A7 between

Sénas Sénas (; oc, Senàs) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. Population See also * Alpilles * Communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône department The following is a list of the 119 communes of the Bouches-du-Rhône ...

and

Rognac Rognac (; oc, Ronhac) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in Southern France. Located to the east of the Étang de Berre, north of Marseille Provence Airport, it is part of the Aix-Marsei ...

. In 1990, the portion between

and

was opened. It was connected to

and

in 1996.

Junctions

*''Exchange A9-A54'' Junction with

A9 autoroute The A9 autoroute (La ''Languedocienne''/''La Catalane'') is a motorway in southern France. The road forms part of the European route E15, as does the A9 road (Scotland). The road runs between Orange and Perthus, in the Pyrénées-Orientales ...

to Perpignan or Orange. *01 (''Nîmes centre'') Towns served: Nîmes **Rest Area: Caissargues/Nîmes-Costières *02 (''Nîmes Garons'') Towns served: Nîmes Airport *Péage de Arles *03 (''Saint-Gilles'') Towns served: Saint-Gilles *Autoroute becomes the RN572 and then RN113 to

. *04 (''D570'') *05 (''Arles-Ouest'') *06 (''Arles-Sud'') *07 (''Arles-Est/D570'') *08 (''Raphèle-les-Arles'') *09 (''RN568'') to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

*10 (''St-Martin-de-Crau Ouest'') *11 (''St-Martin-de-Crau Sud'') *12 (''St-Martin-de-Crau Est'') Towns served: St-Martin-de-Crau *Autoroute recommences. *Péage de St-Martin de Crau *Rest Area: Le Merle *13 (''Salon ouest'') Towns served: Salon-de-Provence *14 (''Grans'') Towns served: Salon-de-Provence *15 (''Salon sud'') Towns served: Salon-de-Provence *''Exchange A7-A54'' Junction with the A7 to

Orange Orange most often refers to: *Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis'' ** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower *Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum * ...

and

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Future

A new motorway is proposed skirting

, ensuring the continuity of A54. This would be an upgrade of the existing N113 and N572 south of Arles to autoroute standard and is known as the ''Contournement d'Arles'' or Arles bypass. This 24 km section is the final non-motorway section in an important transcontinental road link between

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and

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

and is currently scheduled for 2021.

References

External links

A54 Motorway in Saratlas
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