The ASF Group Autoroutes de la is constructed around du Sud two complementary networks:

Panorama 2001

The ASF network: a concession of 2,653 km 2,335 km of which were operational on March 1, 2002

The Escota network: a concession of 459 km all of which are operational

ASF holds 96.15%

of the capital and voting rights

of Escota and 99.50%

of the capital and voting rights

of Société Radio Trafic (SRT).

Escota holds 95.50%

of the capital and voting rights

of Société de Radiodiffusion

des Autoroutes du Sud-Est (SORIASE). An ideally located network…

> AT THE CROSSROADS OF MEDITERRANEAN EUROPE The Group benefits from the dynamic expansion of the Mediterranean Arc

> AT THE VERY HEART OF THE FRENCH REGIONS WITH A HIGH DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH Where local traffic is particularly dense

> AT THE CENTRE OF TOURIST TRAFFIC The ASF Network supplies the regions in France and Southern Europe which are the primary holiday destinations

THE ASF GROUP NETWORKS AS OF MARCH 1, 2002 motorways that are operational motorways under construction motorways at the project stage other motorways and expressways that are operational other motorways and expressways under construction or at the project stage PROFILE d network…The ASF Group MEDITERRANEANis constructed EUROPE The Group benefits around from the dynamic expansion of the Mediterranean Arc THE FRENCHtwo REGIONS complementary WITH A HIGH DEMOGRAPHIC GROWTH Where local traffic is particularly dense IST TRAFFICnetworksThe ASF Network supplies: the regions in France and Southern Europe which are ations

The ASF Group, the leading French motorway entity, number 2 in Europe and number 3 in the world, handles the financing, construction, maintenance and operation of the lar- The ASF network: gest State concession motorway network in France. a concession of 2,653 km 2,335 km of which For almost half a century, ASF has been fulfilling these three missions endeavouring were operational to satisfy its customers and integrate harmoniously into the territories it crosses: opening on March 1, 2002 up the regions, improving connections, looking for top quality in terms of safety, comfort and services 24 hours a day on the entire network, optimising travel time… The Escota network:

a concession of 459 km At the same time, our teams have equipped themselves all the necessary means to all of which are operational improve the quality of life of those living beside the motorways, encourage the economic development potentialities of the sectors served but also preserve the fauna, flora and natural, historical and urban heritage of the regions crossed. Whatever the human, ecological or geological constraints, we try to find the best compromise to respect ASF holds 96.15% the sensitive natural areas and the quality of life within the developed urban areas.

of the capital and voting rights

On the strength of its experience, the Group can now expand its know-how well beyond of Escota and 99.50% France. of the capital and voting rights

of Société Radio Trafic (SRT).

Escota holds 95.50%

of the capital and voting rights CONTENTS of Société de Radiodiffusion 1 ] Profile 2 ] Interview with the President 4 ] Strategy 6 ] Organisation chart des Autoroutes du Sud-Est (SORIASE). 8 ] Key figures 10 ] Financial policy 12 ] Construction works 20 ] Operating works 24 ] Traffic & tolls 30 ] Customer services 36 ] Balance and nature 44 ] Dialogue 49 ] Financial report INTERVIEW WITH THE PRESIDENT

What is your opinion congratulated. Particularly in investigated in depth and successfully But we are already almost fully of the year 2001? that 2001 was also the year on the entire network, and prepared with the motorway reform, of preparation for the transition particularly on certain sections the implementation of profit sharing I look on it with pride and to the euro: the way in which that became operational this year. and management by objectives optimism. Our turnover is 1,929.8 we had anticipated the event In this area also we have become the and the internal strategic reflection million euros and we made a profit and the mobilisation of our teams benchmark. conducted in 2001 (vision 2005), of 218.4 million euros. in particular over the last quarter broadly shared by our employees… We have once again this year The motorway context is allowed the transition to occur The measures that remain to be confirmed our position as European continually changing. What are smoothly. applied will be conducted respecting ] Bernard VAL ] President of Autoroutes du Sud de la France motorway leader. With the new the strengths of the ASF Group? the ASF Group culture. sections opened in 2001, the ASF Thanks to the energy of everyone Our primary strengths are Group today represents 36% of involved as well, the télépéage undeniably the experience and First of all, for me, going public the motorway network concession (automatic toll payment) has really know-how of our teams. The quality is the acknowledgement of our operational in France and over 40% taken off this year: we have of the Group’s motorways is the know-how and achievements: solid, of the kilometres travelled on this absorbed the increased traffic flow exemplary proof of this. dynamic and rich in potential, the network. and improved both our profitability Group benefits from an excellent and the comfort of our customers Furthermore, I should remind you profile for its listing on the Stock at the toll stations. We have also that our concession ends in 2032 Market. developed subscriptions suited to and that of our subsidiary Escota in Going public gives us above all the various categories of customers. 2026. This allows us a comfortable visibility in a context where our the means to continue to guarantee 2 Again for our customers, we have 3 our public service mission in an 2001, to go further… launched new real time information growth potential is considerable increasingly competitive context services (Traffic Forecasts on Internet, given the location of our network whose future will be “inter-modal” Mobili Trafic, WAP…): these travel in the heart of the Mediterranean and international. Our success assistance tools have made the region, the continuing and natural increase of traffic, the regular has been built on our capacity What in particular Group a worldwide reference evolution of our prices and the pool to anticipate and get ahead of the are you proud of in 2001? in the area. of customers (the toll paying game. To continue this way, the There are several different Finally, I believe that the quality network is backed up by free roads Group has to remain mobile, develop things and they concern both of our environmental approach which represents 50% of the traffic new services, work with new our construction teams and our is worthy of merit: we have flow). We have a growth and partners while relying on the talents operating teams. Opening 150 km implemented quite a number profitability strategy with a sound that make up its wealth. Our of motorway in just a year while of initiatives to preserve the quality financial outlook. shareholders will contribute these respecting deadlines and costs, and of life of those living near the development and alliance providing the maintenance and motorways and in addition to the possibilities, in France and abroad. Will going public in 2002 mark a operation of a network almost protection of the flora and fauna turning point for ASF? 3,000 km long while constantly where our teams have become improving the quality of services experts, the protection of water Obviously, going public is an and safety, certainly deserve to be resources has specifically been important event for the Group. STRATEGY 2001, the beginning of a new era for the ASF Group

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This statement is no doubt an concessions other than those of in this area will be precious. • Improving the productivity of our holdings which will generally be its entire network with a surplus the State, to develop activities close Other initiatives carried out in 2001 network’s operation in particular minority holdings in the concession capacity which offers rental obvious comment today, but to our core business and to set out also allowed us to increase our by the pursuit of the modernisation companies and possibly majority opportunities to telecommunications it is still worth recalling: 2001 to conquer new markets abroad. visibility internationally, in Ireland, programme and the automation holdings in operating and operators. 4 To give ourselves the means Greece and Germany. These are of tolls. maintenance companies. Priority will Similarly, the ASF Group has already 5 was a year rich in events. to cope with the changes in our the first steps towards European At the same time, the ASF Group be given to Western Europe and concluded contracts for the rental environment, we have also countries where the Group’s image will pursue its cost control policy operations not requiring significant of the pylons of its network with the Important events which have accomplished a considerable amount is already strong and where our associated with its construction investments and therefore presenting main mobile telephone operators. enabled us to move faster of work in-house. “Vision 2005”, know-how is recognised. programme, drawing on its expertise slight and controllable risks. Finally, the ASF Group will take which brings together the Group’s in the area of project management • Other diversifications. Outside its advantage of the renewal of certain and trigger a fresh dynamism choices in terms of strategy, now and promotion. traditional activity, the ASF Group will operating contracts of the to construct our future. defines a clear framework for all continue its development, applying commercial installations present Completing the network our employees in the years to come. its know-how in the area of at the service areas to offer its and improving the operation motorways to other infrastructures customers well-adapted and varied of the existing network Finding the growth relays related to the road and valorising services. 2001, a year of changes and undertaking a profitable its assets. These development objectives are In this context, our primary objectives New avenues of development development of activities by Infrastructures connected to the and will be subject to a requirement remain above all the improvement By changing status, following the and greater visibility drawing on its core business road: parking areas, multi-modal of profitability. of the concession’s results by reform of the public motorway on the international level as an operators. platforms, urban projects (ring roads, The ASF Group intends to construct concentrating on our core business sector, ASF has become a company bridges, tunnels…). All projects its future relying on the two power • Completing the network by under ordinary law rules no longer 2001 was also the occasion to • In France, the ASF Group will bid where the ASF Group can submit lines that it has already demonstrated increasing it to 3,112 km between benefiting from the State’s guarantee explore new development either alone or in a grouping for a bid for the concessions, carry out in the past: being a shrewd investor now and 2009, in optimum and it is subject to the general rules orientations. By responding to new motorway or construction study or engineering services as much as an efficient operator. conditions of quality, safety and governing companies. invitations to tender such as that concessions that might be issued for or acquire shares in the operating protection of the environment. In this regard, this reform has issued for the construction of the competitive bids. It will privilege the companies. The new technologies provided us with a new margin Millau viaduct, we have been able projects close and complementary to related to tolls (heavy goods vehicle of development by broadening our to build up relations of confidence its existing network in order to take tolls and tolls in urban areas) as well corporate purpose and giving us the with other partners and to try out advantage of the best synergies. as the sale of traffic information are means to confront our competitors new ways of working. Other • Abroad, the ASF Group will give also development orientations. with the same weapons, to respond opportunities should follow and priority to partnerships with local Valorisation of the assets: the ASF to invitations to tender for the experience we have acquired companies. It anticipates acquiring Group’s optical fibre network covers ORGANISATION CHART

The general organisation 4 5 3 7 6 at March 1, 2002 2 1

1 ] Bernard VAL 2 ] Jacques TAVERNIER 3 ] Alain ROBILLARD 4 ] Bernard MAILLOT-JUILLET 5 ] Philippe-Emmanuel DAUSSY 6 ] Yann CHARRON 7 ] Alain RENOIR

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ASF GROUP

COMMUNICATION CONSTRUCTION DIVISION MANAGEMENT Alain ROBILLARD Bernard MAILLOT-JUILLET OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENTS FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENTS - Internal communication - DOC/ - Project development and control 6 DELEGATES 7 - External communication - DOC/ - Project promotion Claude BIDAUD - Creation-Publishing - DOC/ Isabelle d’HAUTEVILLE - Photograph library - DOC/Périgueux - Events - DOC/

DEPUTY GENERAL OPERATIONS PRESIDENT GENERAL MANAGER MANAGERS MANAGEMENT Bernard VAL Jacques TAVERNIER Philippe-Emmanuel DAUSSY Philippe-Emmanuel DAUSSY Alain RENOIR Alain ROBILLARD OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENTS FUNCTIONAL MANAGEMENTS - DRE/Valence - DRE/ - Infrastructures, development and environment - DRE/Orange - DRE/Brive - Customers and traffic - DRE/Narbonne - DRE/ - Data processing systems - DRE/Biarritz

INTERNAL AUDITOR Chantal NOËL HUMAN RESOURCES ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Alain RENOIR Yann CHARRON ADMINISTRATION FINANCE - Careers and jobs - Secretariat of the Board of Directors - Management control - Administration - Legal matters - Budget and cost accounting - Employee relations - Insurance - Statistics - Training and development - Service quality - Accounting - SIRH project - Accounting control and review - Winter serviceability training centre - Administrative and procurement departments - Archives KEY FIGURES FOR 2001 Key figures THE ASF GROUP IS AT ONE of the ASF Group AND THE SAME TIME: A concession of 3,112 km 2,794 km of which were operational on March 1, 2002 1,034 (including more than 25% with 2 x 3 lanes) 928 883 318 km of new links being constructed or in the project phase 757 845 711

8,277 people (at December 31, 2001) including approximately construction

50% at the toll stations investments 171 189 172 in existing motorways The principal feature of the ASF Group’s financial year 2001 was the application of the reform of the VAT regime 1.4 million vehicles applying to motorway concession companies. Since September 12, 2000, the ASF Group has been recovering the per day on the network * including tax 1999* 2000* 2001** ** excluding tax VAT on its investments, i.e. a saving of 19.6%, and since January 1, 2001, the toll rates are subject to VAT at the 4,149 civil engineering works INVESTMENTS rate of 19.6%. This change of regime has had an impact on the 2001 accounts – it results in a loss of 114 million 309 rest and service areas (in millions of euros) euros in revenues. The 2001 operating income is affected by this negative impact but also by the extra cost of 14 million trees planted depreciation linked to the 153 km that became operational in July 2001. The positive impact on revenues of these and 9,000 hectares of greenery. new operational motorways, which was limited in 2001, will be felt in full during the coming financial years.

ASF operational 75% 8 Assets Liabilities 9 4.6 1,886.6 1,929.8 1,781.4 4.2 11,225 1,992 4.0 Escota operational 15% 1,746.8 1,839.8 1,883.0

8,349 Shareholders’ equity

tolls Net financial debts under construction 8% Net fixed Provisions related activities assets to be constructed 2% Working 34.6 46.8 46.8 53 capital needs 831 * Pro forma * Pro forma 1999* 2000* 2001(1) 1999* 2000* 2001 NETWORK CONCESSION 3,112 km 2001 SIMPLIFIED BALANCE SHEET At March 1, 2002 (in millions of euros) REVENUES NET FINANCIAL DEBT / (in millions of euros) EQUITY

2.8 7.3 2.6 2.7 843.2 261.4 6.6 791.9 6.3 753.6 217.9 218.4

* Pro forma * Pro forma * Pro forma * Pro forma 1999* 2000* 2001(1) 1999* 2000* 2001(1) 1999* 2000* 2001 1999* 2000* 2001

OPERATING INCOME NET INCOME NET FINANCIAL DEBT / EBITDA / FINANCIAL INTEREST EXPENSES (in millions of euros) (in millions of euros) EBITDA

(1) The 2001 revenues and income were affected by the VAT reform. The group’s financial Policy €

During financial year 2001 Maintenance The Group’s interpreted by comparison to the Risk objectives anticipated significant development exposure the financial policy’s main of a healthy and controlled for 2002 are: of the capital, the Group intends to orientations were the pursue a dynamic policy of dividend financial structure Rate risks • To obtain a notation on the quality distribution in favour of its following: in a sustained of its financial debt from at least one shareholders and is aiming at a rate investment context of distribution of 40% of the 2002 Over 90% of the Group’s borrowings 10 of the three major world-wise 11 with the Caisse Nationale des assessment agencies. consolidated net income. Autoroutes (“CNA”) at December The main indicators are: By 2006 the Group is setting itself • Preserving the Group’s financial 31, 2001 are at a fixed rate. the objective of an AA assessment. flexibility thanks to a very prudent The ASF Group is therefore only very • The progress of the shareholders’ forecast of the charges of structural • To pursue the consolidation marginally exposed to a risk of equity repairs and the maintenance of its equity by means of a capital upward variation of the interest • The regular increase of the long of the network. increase. rates. term fraction of the net financial This capital increase could be made debt simultaneously with going public, • The continuing fall in the average scheduled by the State for 2002. nominal rate of interest that this debt It will enable the Group to reduce Exchange risks bears. significantly its level of gearing (net financial debts / equity ratio) and As the Group provides all its services to come closer to the objective of in France, it does not bear any A moderate rate 200% contemplated for 2005. exchange risk. of financial expenses Beyond this, the Group emphasises that, given its relatively little cyclical • The net financial expenses business and having an appreciable amounted to 421 million euros in Market risks visibility on the future income which 2001, a fall compared to the 429 will be drawn from the existing million euros recorded in 2000 pro With the exception of exchange concession, the use of a reasonable forma. The ratio of financial expense operations (“swaps”) made by the leverage will allow the profitability to EBITDA or operating income CNA, the ASF Group does not use of the equity to be optimised. before depreciation stood at 2.7 financial instruments in its business. times in 2001. The Group’s objective • In terms of its policy of dividend is to raise this level of cover to 3.3 distributions to its shareholders: after in 2005. a pause in 2001 which has to be CONSTRUCTION WORKS CONSTRUCTION WORKS Significant investments

In 2001, they amounted to 711 million euros (before tax). The A89, the first Thanks to this effort 150 km of motorways became operational great motorway to cross the country applying cost control and the respect of quality and the from west to east announced deadlines. From 2007, the A89 will link to Clermont-Ferrand, bringing the western Atlantic shore closer to the east of France and central Europe. The A89, the first to cross France from west to

east, will be one of the longest The A89 Ussel Ouest / Egletons toll stations, serviceability motorways ever constructed St Julien-Sancy section (40 km) operations base, gendarmerie station and 6 houses for the on-call This section has been operational on French territory (340 km). serviceability personnel of the Tulle since March 2000 and the Est team, winter operations base of construction works have continued: 12 The A89 St Julien-Sancy / Egletons). The work at the Corrèze 13 a wooden structure bridge (the first Combronde section (52 km) service area has been postponed: on the French motorway network in the study phase they will resume after the section concession) will give access to the becomes operational end February The final route has been determined, Chavanon rest area (on one side 2002. It is anticipated that this area the land chosen. The land tract but serving both directions). Initially, will open for the summer of 2002. enquiries were launched in the last this will be opened as a rest area quarter of 2001. The “water law” (summer 2002). file has been produced and the The A89 A20 / Tulle Est section (21 km) hydraulic enquiry will take place in The A89 Tulle Est / January 2002. The geo-technical Ussel Ouest section (43 km) reconnaissance probes are continuing Preceded by a 5 km rail constructed by and the archaeologists are on site. the Corrèze department with ASF The year 2001 was devoted to the financing, this section will provide finishing work of this section (road The land redistribution operations, the continuity of the A89 between surfaces, crash barriers, enclosures, financed by ASF, are being actively Brive (A20 / A89 motorway vertical and horizontal road signs) pursued: all the communal grade separated interchange) and and the construction of all the commissions have deliberated and St-Germain-les-Vergnes. operational buildings (Tulle Est and the Prefect’s decrees ordering the The massive earthworks and the land redistribution have been issued. construction of standard civil 85% of the linear route will be engineering works continued during subject to land redistribution. 2001. They will be totally completed It is anticipated it will become in spring 2002. The civil engineering operational for 2006. companies have continued the construction of the Chadon viaduct (530 m long and 100 m high) and the Pays de Tulle viaduct (850 m long and 150 m high). This work will continue partially into 2002. Finally, the civil CONSTRUCTION WORKS

engineering works of the Saint- 80% of the earthworks were The end of 2001 was marked by The A20, a Northern Germain-les-Vergnes and Tulle Est completed on the first TOARCC* the bid procedure concerning the stations have started. It is anticipated (2/3 west of the section) and 50% companies for the TOARCC* work Europe / Southern that they will become operational on the second part to the east. while, in November, the anticipated Europe axis… for the summer of 2003. 2001 also saw a bid procedure linking work between the Périgueux This motorway is part of the for the selection of the companies Ouest / Périgueux Est section continuity of the / / chosen to perform the work. At the (circumventing Périgueux) and the The A89 Cublac (Terrasson) / Toulouse / Spain itinerary. Brive Nord section (22 km) end of the autumn, the work on the Périgueux Est / Thenon section in the study phase Douime viaduct (300 m at Azerat) started. It completes the mesh formed was also started. to the south by the links with Geo-technical probes and detailed the A62 and to the north with studies took up the year 2001. The utilities networks (water, electricity, gas, the A71 and the A10, while telecommunications) were moved and awaiting the completion of the the land tract enquiry that started on A89. In the future, the A20 will December 21, will be completed in three sections which became The first 14 km cross the valleys liable also contribute to the opening January 2002. The land acquisitions operational simultaneously: Libourne / to flooding of the Isle and the will also continue into 2002. Coutras Coutras / Montpon . To protect the wealth up of the western facade of the Montpon / Mussidan. of the region’s ecosystem, ASF has Massif Central by offering an Since October, ASF has launched Crossing rivers but preserving constructed numerous hydraulic 14 an experimental construction site at alternative to the Rhone valley 15 discharge works which also Gumond (Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche) the ecosystem corridor. contribute to the transparency of the to check the use of the local rocks. In the Libournais area, three non- standard civil engineering works, of A89. The Group has also carried out The work will only begin in 2003 for respective lengths of 166 m, 193 m lengthy prior treatments of the soil the massive earthworks. However, and 161 m, designed to ensure the which is often highly compressible. the work concerning the Vézère- hydraulic transparency of the A89 The construction site employed 660 Corrèze viaduct, the priority when it crosses the Isle, have been employees on average per month The A89 Mussidan / The A89 Thenon / Villac section constructions and the new buildings constructed in addition to the Barrails for 4.5 million hours of work. The Périgueux Ouest section (13 km) (7 km) in the study phase of ASF’s Brive Regional Management and Muscaret viaducts. operation of this new section resulted and Périgueux Est / Périgueux will begin as from summer 2002. The Dordogne for its part has one in the creation of the Coutras district Ouest section (21 km) During the first half of 2001 information The Thenon-Brive Nord (28 km) non-standard civil engineering work: (39 people) along with a gendarmerie meetings were held in the communes section is scheduled to become the Crempse viaduct. station (18 gendarmes). operational for 2006. The detailed project for these two concerned by the route of this section sections was drawn up during 2001, which is distinguished by a tricky The A20 - Cahors Nord / while the amicable acquisitions were topography. The studies have been Souillac Section (45.9 km) Bordeaux / A89 Ouest (73 km) The A89 Périgueux Est / being completed (the expropriation started for the construction of the The Libourne / Musidan section has Thenon section (32 km) procedures run until 2002). The two numerous non-standard civil Inaugurated on the 12th, this section been operational since July 11, 2001. public enquiries pursuant to the engineering works (tunnel, viaduct) became operational on July 13, 2001. “water law” have been conducted, that are necessary. After several This 73 km section, which starts in The work authorisation pursuant The average daily traffic flow resulting in the Prefect’s authorisation select monitoring committees and finishes in Dordogne, to the water law was obtained on observed since this date is 11,000 decree for Périgueux Ouest / presenting the passage solutions to was inaugurated by the Prefect of February 13, 2001. After the priority vehicles / day with an average in Périgueux Est on August 28, 2001 Beauregard de Terrasson and Villac, Aquitaine, Christian Frémont, on July operations, the two TOARCC* August of 15,000 vehicles / day and and a Prefect’s decree anticipated for the definitive choice of the route and 10, i.e. less than a year and a half contracts were then started at peaks close to 28,000 vehicles / day. after the first section of the A89 Périgueux Est / Thenon in February the beginning of 2002 for Mussidan / the non-standard civil engineering ASF co-ordinated numerous between Ussel and Le Sancy became and May 2001. The main mass Périgueux Ouest. works was made in November by the construction sites during the first operational. Five years’ work and an of the work was carried out at a Roads Management. No administrative The network deviations and the quarter 2001: the road surfaces investment of 690 million euros were sustained rhythm during the summer procedure was able to be started in archaeological reconnaissances were of the standard section and the required for the construction of these and autumn: at the end of 2001, 2001. started during the summer. accesses to non-standard civil

* TOARCC (Earthworks, Engineering Works, Reestablishment of Communications and Roadways of the Current Section) CONSTRUCTION WORKS

engineering works, intersections and The installation of the rough concrete The civil engineering works The A83, the garden rest area of the Causses slab (concrete base of the road are progressing du , the sealing and planting surface) of the Dordogne viaduct The construction of the road bridge, the last link of the edges of the waste water (1,070 m) was completed in the first the PRO 2000, which enables the of the Atlantic Arc treatment basins, the placing quarter of 2001. This construction A20 to cross the Toulouse / Paris rail The opening of the section of safety barriers and enclosures, the was delivered on June 20, 2001. line, was completed between vertical and horizontal road signs. October 2000 and April 2001, between Oulmes and Niort without disturbing the rail traffic. marked the completion of the The work undertaken at end 2000 Of the 23 standard civil engineering for the construction of the Cahors A83 and has given it a new works planned for this section, 12 Nord district (maintenance centre, were completed during the year 2001. dimension: the motorway gendarmerie station, toll station) The construction sites of the Lot continuity between were also completed along with viaduct (534 m) and the Constans the installation of all the equipment and Bordeaux is ensured. The cut and cover (370 m), were started of the Labastide-Murat and Cahors at the beginning of the summer. correspondence between the Nord toll stations. The detailed project of the Constans A83 and the A10 is made directly … and as for the areas of greenery cut and cover received a favourable bypassing the town of Niort. The Causses du Lot garden rest area opinion from the CESTR on June 7, Apart from the pleasure of use near to Labastide-Murat was opened 2001. At the end of the year, the and the time saving, this section 16 as a rest area. The work on the 17 building that was supposed to house earthworks of the Constans cut and also contributes to reinforcing construction of these three non- Job creation cover were 80% completed standard civil engineering works In its most active phase, the site all the services, particularly the petrol road safety on this route. station shop and the restaurants, whereas, as from November, the civil all gave priority to integration into employed close to 500 people to was started in July by the General engineering of the northern part an extremely sensitive environment. which must be added numerous Council of the Lot, the promoter of this construction was started. The Oulmes / A10 section was the indirect jobs (service providers, of this construction. The Lot viaduct will enable the A20 The A83 / Oulmes / subject of a very refined landscaping suppliers…). It is scheduled to be operational motorway to cross the river Lot A10 section (34.4 km) study to take into account as far To operate and maintain this section for June 2002. (navigable for tourists), as well as as possible the variety of the sites opened to traffic on June 21, 2001, the Cahors / rail line and The Oulmes / A10 section was encountered. ASF created 35 permanent jobs As for civil engineering works… the RD** 911 and RD 653. The work inaugurated on June 20, 2001 by Various measures concerning (establishment of an operations base The Rauze viaduct (555 m) and the started in July and the foundations Ségolène Royal, Delegate Minister the protection of waterways, fauna at Oulmes). Sol de Roque cut and cover (200 m) Cahors Sud / of the two pillars in the river Lot for Families, Children and Physically and flora were also taken along The national gendarmerie squad were completed in the first quarter Cahors Nord Section (21.7 km) were started at the end of the year. Impaired Persons, and by Patrick Gandil, the whole of the 34.4 km: which was already responsible for 2001. While virtually finished, the safety on the A10 between Constructing but also protecting Director of Roads at the Ministry of • 42 multifunction basins, Terregaye cut and cover (400 m) has and Bordeaux, moved to the Niort The target for completion of this our legacy Equipment. • 3 passage ways for small animals, become concerned by the new section is maintained for end 2003. Est intersection with 32 gendarmes The Ministry of Culture’s This section was constructed in two • creation of ponds for frogs and circular on road tunnels. Adaptations In the meantime… to take charge of this new section authorisation to carry out the work and a half years and its construction reptiles, were therefore necessary (installation of the A83. Good progress with in the perimeter of protection of the • planting of 100,000 plants. of a heavy closure device in the case represents an investment of 243.9 the earthworks Château d’, a monument of fire in particular), to obtain the million euros, tax included. A The two groupings of companies registered as part of the historical favourable decision of the significant part of this investment was having been working for the heritage, was notified to ASF on Commission Nationale d’Evaluation injected into the local and regional TOARCC* since November 2000. January 4, 2001. The earthworks of de la Sécurité dans les Tunnels economy. For 2001, they will have shifted the Garenne cut and cover (135m / Routiers (National Commission of The Egray, Musson and Sèvre a volume of 6 million cubic metres 165m) situated opposite the Château Evaluation of Safety in Road Tunnels) Niortaise viaducts: hydraulic of rocky rubble corresponding to half d’Arcambal were started in the (“CESTR”). The operational phase transparency. the earthworks to be carried out. spring and completed at the end of of the construction was authorised Using the most advanced the year while the civil engineering by Prefect’s decree of July 11, 2001. technologies, the design and started in September 2001.

* TOARCC (Earthworks, Engineering Works, Reestablishment of Communications and Roadways of the Current Section) ** secondary road CONSTRUCTION WORKS

A87, from The A645 - the Val The A66 - Toulouse - The structural works of the buildings are completed and the final work to the Atlantic d’Aran access road Pamiers: 39 km install the operating equipment will towards Paris (5 km) towards Spain be finished in February 2002. The housing of the motorway staff was This motorway is still for the This section is part of the This section is part of the direct accepted in December 2001. most part under construction. development programme extension of the A20 which The autumn / winter 2001 / 2002 period was in particular devoted Its completion, scheduled towards Spain. It links up links Northern Europe to to the finishing work and installation for 2005, will form the direct with the A64 motorway at the Iberian peninsula. It opens of equipment: enclosures, safety connection of the Vendée to the Montréjeau intersection the gates of Spain right in barriers, emergency telephone stations and landscaping are in Paris by taking the A11 relay. and connects at its southern the heart of the Ariège progress. They will be completed extremity with the RN*125 Pyrénées. and the RD**8 at the place called “Croix de Bazert”.

The implementation of the road The A87 Les Essarts / surfaces started in the second half of La Roche-sur-Yon section

18 2001. Three manufacturing stations (20 km) - in the study phase An ASF concession since February 7, 19 were established. The toll stations 1992, the Val d’Aran access road were constructed, particularly the In parallel to informing the was declared to be in the public complete all lanes gate of Beaulieu- communes, the deviation of interest on September 13, 1999. sur-Layon. This section became the utility networks and the The file of the State’s Undertakings operational on January 30, 2002. archaeological digs took place during in favour of the Environment was 2001. only published on October 2, 2001, The A87 Angers / The bid procedure of the contractors i.e. over 2 years after the Declaration Cholet Sud section (56.6 km) of Public Interest. During this period, The A87 Cholet Sud / for the TOARCC* took place ASF nevertheless consulted the Les Essarts section (36 km) in autumn 2001 and the grouping In Maine-et-, 2001 was marked communes and prepared the studies. by the completion of the earthworks awarded the contracts was and the viaducts. The latter were The main mass of the work was appointed end December 2001. The monitoring committee of accepted, that is to say verified started in Spring 2001 on the part The main mass of the work can be November 27, 2001 was the and validated, during the summer. between Mortagne-sur-Sèvre and started as from April 2002. moment for the presentation of Les Essarts in Vendée (TOARCC*). the file of the State’s Undertakings The A66 construction site is in line before the end of the winter of The Sèvre Nantaise viaduct (285 m in favour of the Environment prior with forecasts, in terms of both 2002. long) is under construction. to the start of the work which is technical management and timing. The opening of the Mazères and A village-style rest area will be planned for the first half of 2002. Started in June 1999, the work Rosefond rest areas, which had developed on the site of the Les It is scheduled to become operational will be definitively completed in been used as material storage areas Herbiers service area for the summer of 2004. the spring of 2002. The year 2001 and manufacturing areas for the in collaboration with the General has chiefly been devoted to the implementation of the road surfaces, Council of the Vendée. This section implementation of the road surfaces will be postponed by some 6 months is scheduled to become operational and the construction of fixed compared to the opening of the A66 for the beginning of 2004. operating installations (toll stations, scheduled for spring 2002. maintenance centre, housing). The link-up work will continue until March 2002.

* TOARCC (Earthworks, Engineering Works, Reestablishment of Communications and Roadways of the Current Section) * Main road. ** Secondary road OPERATING WORKS OPERATING WORKS Investments on operational motorways,

improving the safety and comfort of drivers, optimising For 2001, the ASF Group The preparatory work started in The new viaduct over the Dordogne devoted 172 million euros October 2001 for partial operational was opened to traffic in June 2000. the fluidity of traffic, are the priorities of the ASF Group status in October 2002 (St Jory / The widening of the current section before tax to additional work: Eurocentre). The whole of the section started in 1999 and took place over its entire network. lane widening, enlargement should be completed in October 2003. chiefly during the night given the very high level of traffic. The third of the toll stations, On the A9, the work is continuing lane became operational in June development of rest areas and after the third lane between 2001 on a provisional road surface. Narbonne and Leucate in both new intersections, installation Certain additional work is in progress directions became operational in the for completion in April 2002. of new operating systems. summer of 2000, and the third lane The maintenance in perfect between Leucate and The A63 - The preliminary studies Nord in June 2001 for the direction and the publication of the Becker state of the existing facilities France / Spain. The completion report on the problems of goods incurred an expense of 63.7 of the work for the Spain / France transport across the Pyrénées have million euros before tax in the direction is anticipated for the demonstrated the necessity of the form of repair sites, particularly summer of 2002. widening of the A63 motorway to 2x3 lanes in the context of a multi- for the road surfaces, civil On the A61 the widening of the modal policy. The State has decided motorway between Toulouse and engineering works and to start preparing a consultation file Villefranche has been approved by addressing the principle of the 21 hydraulic works. ministerial decision. The pilot project widening. This is being prepared. studies have been completed, the At the end of this consultation phase, public enquiries took place in June the widening of the A63 will be and July 2001. The report of the The network classified as a General Interest Project Investigating Commissioner is being for its registration in the urban improvements prepared. The invitation to tender planning documents and the for the widening work and reservation of the land required protection against flooding was for its creation. On its side, ASF is Lane widening issued in January 2002. The start preparing a synoptic file for the first of the widening work is scheduled quarter 2002 which will include The A7, A8 and A9 motorway for September 2002 to become the widening of the road between network between the grade operational in June 2004. separate interchange of Ternay, the Spanish border and Ondres Aix-en-Provence and Narbonne has On the A10, the work on the and at the fork between the A63 been widened over its whole length Lormont / Virsac section is in and the RD*1-A64. progress. to 2x3 lanes, with the exception * Secondary road. of the Orange / Remoulins section for which a ministerial decision is expected.

On the A62, the widening to 2x3 lanes between Toulouse and St. Jory became operational in June 2000. The studies of the next section St Jory / have been completed. Similarly, the public enquiry prior to the DUP (declaration of public interest) and the mixed investigation at central level have been carried out. OPERATING WORKS

Installation of rest • the Rouillé-Pamproux Nord and Sud, A study for a better comprehension The repairs of the Renovation of the civil Isolated or heavier repair work of the and service areas Ruralies Sud, Fenioux Est, Saugon of road hauliers’ practices engineering works: Regular road surface seals was also carried out Est and Ouest rest areas with some A wide-ranging study was undertaken existing facilities checks, to keep one step this year on the civil engineering On the ASF network. 60 heavy goods vehicles spaces end 2001 in collaboration with State ahead works of various districts. For several years, all the ASF provisionally developed while departments so as to be better Maintenance of road surfaces network’s rest areas have benefited awaiting a synoptic file in view informed of road hauliers’ routes Almost 150 km treated The multi-annual renovation from an intensive enlargement of a more substantial programme. and practices, particularly on the A7. programme of the Rhône valley on the A9, A61, A68 and A83 Rehabilitation programme to respond to the On the Escota network: These results should provide subject older civil engineering works is matter for the major public debate of the hydraulic works growing demand for parking created Apart from regular maintenance work, The normal wear and tear of the continuing: implemented in 1994, by the increased traffic, particularly Escota has carried out major that the State is contemplating it allows weaknesses to be detected, road surfaces, exacerbated by the The programme undertaken on the heavy goods vehicles. development works at several rest areas: organising in the second half of 2002 structures to be repaired, sealing to density of traffic, requires the regular A9, A61, A68 and A83 is continuing. The expectations of these customers • Cambarette Nord rest area: creation in the context of service plans. be redone and safety replacements repair of their surface course. The programme to reinforce the in terms of comfort are numerous of a parking area for heavy goods to be carried out. This programme Almost 150 kilometres of motorways hydraulic works undertaken on these and the Group is eager to meet vehicles as an extension of the is now well advanced. were therefore maintained in 2001, motorways continued in 2001 in them. Prospective studies were existing parking area. Creation The serious problem affecting the or were the subject of preparatory an amount of 4.3 million euros tax of new intersections structure spanning the Drôme (the work for the 2002 campaign, excluded. A7) resulted in its demolition and The A10 - Following the ministerial in particular on sections of the A7, reconstruction. A provisional bridge Among the work undertaken by decision to create a new intersection A9, A61, A68 and A83. was constructed first in order to be Escota as part of its overall policy: on the A10, opposite the commune Generally carried out in successive able to switch the traffic direction. the cleansing of the storm-water 22 sections of 4 km to 6 km with 23 of Vouillé near Poitiers, a public basins in the Mandelieu and Le switching from one road surface to The demolition of one apron started enquiry was held. The DUP Cannet des Maures districts was the other, and at night for the most end 2001 and is anticipated that it (declaration of public interest) was started. These operations are part heavily used sections, the public has will definitively become operational pronounced and the pilot project of a general policy of cleansing over been kept informed constantly about for the second half of 2003. studies are to be completed end 300 basins on the network. 2001. this work. In parallel, a programme Escota follows the same policy of The start of work is scheduled for was undertaken on several prevention and accomplishes the second half of 2002 to become motorways for the maintenance and technical feats. operational in the first half of 2004. improvement of the access roads of Its experts constantly test the work in On Escota, intersections and the rest area road different districts: measurements and an exceptional event marked The A72 - The work to create the surfaces. interpretations show the changes the beginning of the year 2001 Lezoux intersection on the A72 is over time and allow appropriate in progress, to become operational And over 34 km of surface courses maintenance actions to be Spectacular safety work carried out in spring 2002. redone on the Escota network. therefore started in 2001 in order to • Cambarette Sud rest area: creation determined. by helicopter and mining of the The A61 - Pursuant to a multi-party On this network, the maintenance, offer dedicated services to this special of a parking area behind the As a result, in 2001 the repair work block of rocks on the A8. agreement signed in January 2001, repair and reinforcement of the road type of customer (protection of restaurant with the construction of civil engineering work No. 582 From December 26, 2000 to January ASF undertook to construct the surfaces alone represented 56% parking areas, suitable toilet facilities, of a pedestrian passage and the (downstream apron) on the Durance 5, 2001, the A8 was totally cut off Montgiscard intersection on the A61. of the amounts invested by Escota etc.). The objective is to undertake modification of the traffic lanes (the A51) was completed after one between Menton and Vintimille, It is anticipated to become for the structural works. specific actions as from 2002. at the rest area’s exit. of the prestressing cables broke. following a rock slide of a block operational at the beginning of 2005. For 2001, the extension work of • Canaver rest area: start in Similar work to replace these weighing several hundreds of tons the service and rest areas concerned: September 2001 of extension and The A63 - The creation of a fork bet- prestressing cables of the upstream overlooking the motorway and On the A7: development works of the rest area ween the A63 and the RD1 to Saint apron were carried out from July thereby threatening both the • the Lançon Est and Ouest rest with an increase in the number of Pierre d’Irube is closely linked to the to November 2001. This kind of motorway and a whole district areas (20 heavy goods vehicles parking spaces for private cars and problem of the widening to 2x3 lanes replacement work of all the outside of Menton. The motorway was parking spaces for each); heavy goods vehicles of the rest area, from Bayonne Sud to Bayonne Nord. prestressing cables is a real technical reopened to traffic on January 5, On the A10: development and reorganisation of The A57 - The Carnoules half feat and in fact a patent has been filed. 2001. • the Saint-Léger Est rest area the relaxation area, installation of interchange became operational on (20 extra heavy goods vehicles fountains and landscaping. The work February 21, 2001 with a provisional parking spaces created). is scheduled to end in June 2002. link to the RN97. TRAFIC AND TOLLS TRAFFIC AND TOLLS Changes in traffic

The Group’s average daily traffic per year (“TMJA”) In 2001 the traffic flow recorded a constant increase over was 30,278 vehicles / day, an increase of 3.6% compared to 2000. the entire network. The volume of traffic for the ASF Group rose The year’s records On certain sections and at certain dates, the daily traffic to 28.2 billion km driven, i.e. an increase of 6.4% compared to 2000. reached peaks of over 160,000 vehicles / day.

A NATURAL AND SUSTAINED INCREASE IN TRAFFIC On August 4: A10-A837 - Saintes > A natural and sustained increase in traffic which carries on over time and 95,000 vehicles counted. which is explained both by the increase in the number of the network’s users and by new sections becoming operational. On the Escota network, the most used section is still Cagnes - In 2001, the increase of traffic, in kilometres travelled, was 5.7%, promenade with an average of reaching 28.2 billion kilometres travelled. The ASF Group has once 143,071 vehicles / day. again benefited from a growth of traffic greater than that of the other motorway networks. On August 18: A7 > 168,000 vehicles Number of kilometres travelled, base 100 in 1990 180 counted on the 25 170 69% Bolène-Orange section 160 58.5% A9 > 153,000 vehicles 150 counted on the 140 Nîmes-Gallargues section 130 120 A8 > 122,791 vehicles including 110 both directions at the full lane 100 barrier of La Barque 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 (Aix-en-Provence).

Total network concession ASF Group excluding the ASF Group

NUMBER OF TRANSACTIONS IN 1997/2001 (in millions) THE TOLL RECEIPTS

517 million transactions handled in 2001, an increase of 5.6% REPRESENT 98% on average per year since 1997, 300 million of which on the ASF OF THE ASF GROUP’S network and 217 million on the Escota network. TURNOVER

517 488 467 1,883 million euros in 2001 433 415 Escota network

+ 110% between 1990 and 2001 ASF network

i.e. +7%per year on average 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 between 1990 and 2001 TRAFFIC AND TOLLS

Traffic density per section The events A neutral measure for customers The totally automatic The toll rates are still unchanged toll station at Ussel Est Annual Average Daily Traffic Financial year ending on December 31 of 2001 for the 1, 2 and 5 class vehicles. on the A89 ASF 2000 2001 The year 2001 was rich in events: For the new 3 and 4 classes, A7/A8 - Orange - Aix-en-Provence 58,710 61,402 composed solely of heavy goods A9 Orange - Le Perthus 45,421 47,825 transition to the euro, A10 Poitiers - Bordeaux 22,767 24,801 vehicles and coaches, the VAT A83* Nantes - A10 (Niort) 12,553 14,011 modification of the VAT regimes has been added to the current A837* Rochefort - A10 (Saintes) 7,528 8,184 prices but is wholly recoverable A11 - Angers 17,504 18,560 and the new vehicle classification A20 Brive - Montauban 9,276 10,560 for companies. which resulted in structural and The “all payments” post installed in A54 Nîmes - Salon-de-Provence 24,358 26,041 Whatever the class of vehicle, the entirely automatic stations accepts A61 Narbonne - Toulouse (and Toulouse - A62) 28,467 30,538 material measures having to be VAT is recoverable if it is paid for A62 Bordeaux - Toulouse 22,071 23,567 magnetic cards (bank cards, credit A63 Côte Basque 25,074 26,623 taken. Other events correspond a professional use. cards, subscription cards, discount A64 Bayonne - Toulouse 14,204 15,135 cards) and cash in “coins” and A68 Toulouse - Gémil 23,062 25,168 to our determination to improve The new classification: “notes”. A72 A72/ A89 Est Saint-Etienne - Clermont-Ferrand 16,142 17,020 simple principles A89 Ouest Bordeaux - Clermont-Ferrand 3,377 4,852 constantly the quality of service It can be operated locally or at a This new classification is based on A89 Ussel - Le Sancy* 3,374 3,517 and fluidity of traffic on the distance. Total ASF 28,657 29,504 easily verifiable elements that are ESCOTA whole of our network. public knowledge: A8 Aix-en-Provence - Italian border 49,593 51,945 A51 Aix-en-Provence - Gap 11,421 11,951 Class 1: vehicles or groups of vehicles of a total height lower than or equal to 2 metres 26 A52/50 Aix-en-Provence - Aubagne - 36,539 38,943 and whose total authorised laden weight (“PTAC”) is less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes. 27 A57 et A570 Toulon - A8 and Toulon - Hyères 9,794 10,686 Class 2: vehicles or groups of vehicles of a total height strictly included between 2 A500 A8 motorway - Monaco 13,490 14,008 and 3 metres and whose PTAC is less than or equal to 3.5 tonnes. Total ESCOTA 32,465 34,145 Le Puymorens Tunnel 1,344 1,480 Class 3: vehicles with two axles, whose total height is above or equal to 3 metres or whose PTAC is more than 3.5 tonnes. Class 4: vehicles or groups of vehicles with more than two axles, whose total height Toll receipts per section is more than or equal to 3 metres or whose PTAC is equal to 3.5 tonnes. Class 5: motorbikes. Toll receipts of the ASF Group ASF (millions of euros) 2000 2001 A7/A8/A9/A46/A54 563.4 564.1 Anticipation, training, An instructive communications A9/A61 313.2 319.1 adaptation: ASF has assisted programme was also deployed on A10/A83*/A837* 159.2 179.6 the entire network (small posters, A11 Le Mans - Angers 38.5 38.8 The modification of the VAT its customers all along the A20 Brive - Montauban* 15.2 22.6 regime was accompanied by route to the euro. euro calculator and customer notices, A62 Bordeaux - Toulouse 120.9 121.8 a new vehicle classification information spots on Radio Trafic A63 Côte Basque 64.1 67.4 The ASF Group had for the most part and Trafic-FM). A64 and A64 Nord 77.4 77.3 A68 Toulouse - Gémil 10.3 10.2 The objective of the new price anticipated the transition to the euro. A72/ A89 Est* Saint-Etienne - Clermont-Ferrand 52.1 51.5 classification was to simplify and The mobilisation of the chain of toll The automatic toll payment is A89 Ouest Bordeaux - Clermont-Ferrand (partially operational) 3.3 9.9 clarify the current system while stations and specialised technical Total ASF 1,417.6 1,462.3 progressing. responding to the concern for services was at its peak from ESCOTA homogeneity and fairness among September 15 to December 31, 2001, Order to optimise the costs of toll A8 Aix-en-Provence - Italian border (La Provençale) 287.4 287.6 A51 Aix-en-Provence - Gap 37.7 36.6 the various categories of customers. the period during which our toll station transactions by absorbing the ever A52/50 Aix-en-Provence - Aubagne - Toulon 69.0 68.1 It has also facilitated the application teams were trained to help customers growing flow of traffic, ensure the A57 et A570 Toulon - A8 and Toulon - Hyères 16.6 17.2 of the French government’s decision and answer their questions, i.e. a total receipt of the toll 24 hours a day A500 A8 motorway - Monaco 8.9 8.3 to make the tolls subject to VAT at and respect the quality of service Total ESCOTA 419.6 417.8 of 8,000 hours of training for ASF and Le Puymorens Tunnel 2.8 2.9 the normal rate of 19.6% on 9,000 hours for Escota. to customers, the ASF Group has Total ASF Group 1,840.0 1,883.0 January 1, 2001, following In parallel, automatic machines and adopted the principle of automating the European Court of Justice’s software programmes were adapted toll payments as much as possible, *The A83 became operational in June 2001; the A837 in March 1997; the Brive-Cahors section of the A20 in February 1999; the Cahors-Montauban section of the A20 in July 1998; the Souillac-Cahors Sud section of the A20 in July 2001; the Libourne - Musidan section of the A89 in July 2001 and the Ussel - Le Sancy section of the A89 in March decision of September 12, 2000. and prepared for the change over. particularly on its new links. 2000. TRAFFIC AND TOLLS

The automation policy of the in the toll station, and the therefore travel with their Liber-t A reduced rate telephone on its network, uses the same TIS The partnerships toll stations: second phase development of new customer badge on the whole of the number is available to those who télépéage badge as Liber-t: the continue… services. This project has been named French motorway network while wish to subscribe at a distance. And customer can therefore use all With local authorities The policy to make the manually Cassiopée (“Conception of the benefiting from a single bill with a mail order sales unit has been set the Escota motorways while keeping The Group wishes to develop operated stations automatic that was Architecture and Supervision Systems a single monthly payment for all the up in the Mandelieu management the reductions he benefited from in partnerships with local authorities to applied in 1999 has continued with the and Information Optimisation of journeys made in the month. headquarters. the former system and travel under optimise the use of the motorway implementation of the second phase. the Toll, Studies and Equipment”). At the toll station an orange “t” on Since mid-September, Internet users the Liber-t conditions on the other infrastructure and to develop the It concerned 52 sites and covered the a black background signals to drivers can also download contracts from networks. complementarities between individual installation of 62 sets of equipment the lanes offering this service. the www.asf.fr site. • Heavy goods vehicles: on Escota. and collective transport. in manual lanes. In parallel, 6 rapid . the 2-3-4 cards replace the discount MIMOSA: to meet the Deriving from the partnership with télépéage (automatic payment) lanes cards - As its name indicates, this expectations of various the General Council of the Haute- at Toulouse (Muret, Toulouse Est and Commercial offers renewed new magnetic payment card is categories of customer Garonne, ZAP 31 was the first l’Union) were transformed into rapid Liber-t is the subscription formula and adapted to the various intended for users of class 2, 3 and 4 product of this new family. An automatic payment lanes with TIS common to the group of companies customers vehicles. Valid only on the Escota In 2001, Escota also launched the agreement has already been signed technology. The service at Muret was which allows a customer with a network, it allows the subscriber to MIMOSA programme (Means of on December 20, 2001 with the implemented in May 2001 and in subscription to travel with the New commercial offers for drivers keep the reduction he benefited from Information and Methods for the General Council of the Gironde and September 2001 at the other two toll same badge on the whole of the (private cars of class 1) have been thanks to the reduction cards (i.e. Organisation of Subscriber Systems) the Commonwealth of Communes stations. Finally, two coin and credit national network, for the payment developed and complete older 20% reduction on the total amount which is scheduled to be completed of the canton of St Ciers-sur-Gironde. card machines (BAPCP) were added to of a annual fee of EUR 20 and a subscription formulae formerly of monthly passages made on the in 2004. This programme has the Other partnerships are being the Chasse and Condrieu toll stations deposit of EUR 30 for the reserved to heavy goods vehicles entire Escota network for a 28 objective of defining an electronic negotiated. 29 with an open system that became remittance of the badge. (CAPLIS, PL ASF). subscription application deposited in management system which will allow And with private operators operational at the beginning of July • Major accounts and companies: an Escota customer relay or sent by a segmentation by customer type Prospecting outside the network 2001. a scale has been set up for deposits mail to the Subscription department). according to several criteria and an and the partnership policy are being and administrative expenses. The A rebate of 28% is possible by adjustment of the toll rates according continued. ASF and SMTPC, prospecting amongst the various applying to an approved transport to the hours and the sections. manager of the Prado Carénage local companies likely to be union. At December 31, 2,260 Tunnel in , have concluded a All the PASS VL automatic interested by the private car customers had taken out the new subscription is in progress. partnership which allows Liber-t machines installed as part Télépéage: 2-3-4 subscription and held 10,700 • Individuals: Liber-t “preference” subscribers to use the tunnel with of the automation process cards. 2001, the year it all started allows them to choose, as a free their badge. Similarly, the SMTPC since 1999 have recorded option (without any increase in the subscribers can choose a new TIS 47 million transactions over Paying without waiting and administrative expenses of 20 euros / subscription offer which opens up 28 months and the deployment without even opening the window: p.a.), a “favourite” route among the barriers of all the French toll a comfort for the traveller and a continues. a list of journeys, of less than 50 km, stations. vector of development for the referenced by ASF and to benefit Group. The promotion of Liber-t from a free 6th journey every 6 Corresponding to a major The communication campaign passages, without any restriction of Liber-t: a commercial success expectation of our customers who deployed on the ASF network and time or day. On the first day of each for the ASF Group CASSIOPÉE: the new toll station travel on various motorway networks, in the media basically offered month, the counter is brought back equipment project the Inter-Company Télépéage (“TIS”) promotional deals on the occasion to zero. Customers can therefore During 2001, the ASF Group sold allows them to go through the toll of the inauguration of the A89 and freely change their “favourite” route: 122,500 Liber-t badges. In the A strategy orientation study for the more easily and more rapidly. It also A20 motorways during the summer all it takes is to advise ASF in writing future, the Group would also like to new toll payment equipment (lane, results in productivity gains. After a of 2001 and in various regional trade before the 20th of the month to be develop new targeted offers (long station and management) was carried 6-month test period (started in July fairs and salons. 21 ASF Boutiques taken into account on the first day distance drivers, heavy duty vehicle out throughout the year 2001. It 2000) among 10,000 customers, this and 7 Escota customer relays were of the following month. Héliotis, the professionals of the road…), and allowed us to prepare the organisation technology was sold to all our opened to commercialise these toll name of the télépéage subscription to complete the regional distribution of a major project linked to the customers as from the second products, as close as possible to our developed by Escota for its network (Internet or the telephone reformation of lane payment products, quarter of 2001. The latter can customers, on their motorway route. customers travelling principally call centre). CUSTOMER SERVICES CUSTOMER SERVICES The customer comes first...

The great summer migrations, snowstorms, home-work journeys… Our determination, this year established in which ASF participated actively in 2001. again, has been to respond in All year round, 24 hours a day and at all points of the network, • Dangerous stops on the hard the best possible way to the customers come first among the preoccupations of the ASF Group. shoulder (spring 2001), expectations of our customers by • Respect of safety distances between vehicles (summer 2001), offering them services suited to • Increase of safety distances in bad their needs, according to the place, weather (autumn 2001). season and even the time when In parallel, ASF conducted specific safety campaigns: driving in a state of they are present on our network. somnolence, awareness of protected The safety initiatives of the Among the key points: the search mobile work sites and the presence ASF Group are omnipresent of pedestrians on the work sites, and for the highest level of safety, the in the Group. accidents. optimisation of travel time and Escota composed its 2001 campaign This dimension is taken into account traffic information in real time. “Driving on the motorway” of three as soon as the motorway’s route has sections: been established and is relayed to all • learning how to drive on a the construction and operation motorway (in partnership with 128 stages. ASF has continued its safety driving schools of the region), equipment programmes. 31 Safety: • safety operations conducted at the With the concern of improving drivers’ a constant Arc and Bréguières-Nord rest areas safety, the ASF Group has conducted in co-operation with the gendarmes several safety campaigns including preoccupation and driving schools, the installation of new Operation within the Group • interventions in 10 teaching Assistance Systems (“SAE”). establishments. A programme of installing 66 panels with variable messages over 6 years (20 of which are anticipated as from General fall The results of the study 2002) was started. In parallel, a safety in the accident rate of the Association des in 2001 programme including devices which Sociétés Françaises help to attenuate the seriousness of 2001 confirms the trend of d’Autoroutes (Association of accidents was established over a previous years: the accident rate French motorway companies) 5-year period: shock absorbers at the (number of accidents and number (“ASFA”) have determined main stations with gates of the of victims compared to the traffic network, crash barriers for motorbikes the themes of the safety flow) is down. in the bends having the lowest radius campaigns concluded Compared to 2000, the main of the forks and intersections, or relayed by the Group. features of 2001 were: installation of TPC* concrete barriers in the areas most likely to be crossed, The analysis of fatal accidents carried • a relative stagnation of the installation of 100 cameras on the out in the ASFA, to which ASF number of injuries to persons (+1%), most sensitive and most used traffic contributes, has resulted in the • a fall in the number of fatal points of the network. confirmation of a certain number accidents, The refuge installation programme of principal or aggravating factors • a clear fall in the number of launched in 1995, which saw the in this type of accident. The lessons those killed thereby returning to a creation of close to one thousand learned have allowed national safety level practically identical to that refuges by end 2000, was completed campaigns created by ASFA to be recorded in 1999. with the creation of some one hundred new refuges.

*Central reservation CUSTOMER SERVICES

Following this incident, a first Implementation in spring 2000 estimated duration of the journey The “travel time” service is improvement programme started to help its Internet customers depending on traffic. During the deployed on the A10. during October: to prepare their journey, the ASF journey, slow-downs or tailbacks This extension has been made • securing power to the SAE Internet site gives, in real time, likely to modify his travel time are possible thanks to the increasing technical premises by electricity the status of traffic conditions notified to him by further SMS density of the collection of traffic generators, over 4,500 kilometres of French warning messages. data (counting stations) on this axis. • reinforcement of the reliability of motorways. During 2001, traffic Henceforth, close to 850 intercity the electricity supply to the video information became even more The traffic information of the ASF links will have the “travel time” surveillance cameras, dynamic and more tailor-made. Group is now also available on information in real time. • addition of extra video surveillance WAP mobile telephones with e.TF1. cameras, The “web traffic” of the ASF Group Practically the same as Mobili Trafic, • modification of the SAE software, has been adopted by SAPRR and this service developed in partnership Extension of the Radio Trafic • installation of the first access SAPN: during 2001 the site was with e-TF1 uses the possibilities of coverage area closures. considerably extended and enriched. WAP mobile telephones. Whenever 460 additional kilometres of the In June 2001, Escota also organised After the traffic conditions of the he connects to the TF1 gateway network covered for ASF, giving a a discussion during which drivers, Escota networks were put on line from his WAP mobile telephone, the Escota has pursued the In the accident prone area of the total of 1,700 km. This extension organisations of road hauliers and all (April 2001), the “web traffic” customer receives the ASF site traffic deployment of the SAE to meet Estérel (FontSante bends), the concerns both the ASF network: A62 the participants who were involved developed by the ASF Group was information on his telephone screen operators’ new requirements while programme to implement automatic from Bordeaux to Toulouse, the A20 in the management of this event adopted by both SAPRR and SAPN. concerning his travel time. Like retaining a handling speed adapted accident detection points in these from Brive to Montauban (apart from were given the opportunity to speak. Mobili Trafic, this on-board 32 to our urban traffic conditions. bends was established on the bases the Cahors-Nord/Cahors-Sud 33 “Traffic forecasts” on www.asf.fr to information is available in real time A part of the IT equipment and of accident data and the section), and the external network have forward notice of the state of on the A7, A9, A10 and A63 associated software has been modifications of behaviour noted not part of a concession: the A68 traffic and to choose the best date motorways. replaced. following the setting up of radar and time of departure. Based on all and the A64 North (east and west The opening towards other stations. This equipment will start New travel the data and statistics compiled over ring roads of Toulouse); the A7 North motorway management companies being operated in 2002. assistance tools the years to supervise the flow of (Fourvière tunnel / Ternay fork). has been consolidated and in For the operation of urban zones traffic closely on its motorways, ASF Furthermore, Radio Trafic now particular for the Aix-en-Provence in the future, the PASTRE operation has developed a medium/long term www.asf.fr broadcasts traffic information on bypass (CORTAIX) and the was launched in 2001. ASF is diversifying the forecasting model of the traffic an increasing its programmes coming from the sector (MARIUS). The inter- number of visitors! network managed by CORALY It is intended to limit, delay and information channels expected on its motorways on its management company charter was (expressways of the Lyon handle the deterioration in the in real time on the traffic various axes. The Internet user can • During 2001, the ASF Internet signed at the beginning of the agglomeration) and, experimentally, network’s traffic flow conditions flow status: now select the ideal time to travel site had close to 800,000 visitors summer and the deployment of road information supplied by the city by 2005-2010. This operation Digital information in the best possible conditions. (compared to 500,000 the previous equipment linked to these operations of Toulouse and the DDE of Haute- represents a major investment year). should be completed in 2002. For transmitted by satellite, and must be spread over 10 years. Launch of Mobili Trafic, an on- Garonne. Toulon, an operation of the same Internet, GSM, WAP… • For the two summer months: July board tailor-made service on GSM. A “Snow” programme. and August, more than 300,000 kind was implemented (SAGA) with Set up since July 2001, Mobili Trafic End February, heavy snow falls connections were recorded. the Direction départementale de informs customers of the traffic Autoroutel: a constantly (70 cm to 80 cm) paralysed the • In September 2001, ASF received l’Équipement (DDE) 83 and the conditions on the routes of the ASF increasing number A8 motorway (between Aix-en- the Innovation and Excellence Prize interconnection of Escota-DDE control network by sending them SMS of consultations. stations is anticipated for 2002. Provence and Saint-Maximin) from the IBTTA for the quality of its messages on their mobile telephone. Accessible 7 days a week, 24 hours For the remainder of the network, which was closed to traffic for traffic Internet site. To access this service, the customer a day, this telephone information the CISTE operation has anticipated 36 hours. connects to the www.asf.fr site and service helps customers prepare their the installation of the electronic Freeing the vehicles required more indicates the characteristics of his journey on the motorway network. piloting system of the emergency than a day’s work and was carried From the beginning of the year, the journey. When he joins the network, latest news flashes on Radio Trafic Autoroutel is designed according calls network of the Cannet-des- out with the help of the army and he receives a message indicating the are accessible on www.asf.fr, the the civil guard. to a mixed system: a vocal server Maures district, and the east and the west of the network and a switchboard with multilingual implementation of 4 variable being distinguished. hostesses present every day of the message panels. CUSTOMER SERVICES

What you should know year from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 p.m. Constantly Close to 130,000 vehicles stopped August 19, every weekend and about Escota The seasonal information This summer, Autoroutel recorded and benefited from 9.00 a.m. to 7.00 during the week, our customers can • The “Autoroute en Fête” (motor- centres: an invitation close to 25,700 calls in July-August improving comfort p.m., 7 days a week, from free get to know 31 sporting activities way festival) operation this year for tourist excursions… for some 760 hours of connections. to improve safety. assistance over the entire summer with the family, and under the entertained drivers on the A8. • The “Relaxation-Détente” (rest and The number of calls to the hostesses period of 2001. On this occasion, direction of qualified monitors. relaxation) stand run by profes- The information centres of has also increased by 49% compared over 5,500 serious defects (pressure During the summer of 2001, close to sionals of the “minute massage” Autoroutes du Sud de la France lower by 1 bar than normal, slick 120,000 introductions to sport in allowed 520 drivers to relax. provide our French and foreign to 2000 over the same period. The From June to September: tyres, deformed sides…) were the Sports Stages were given. Over • The Museum of the Driver at the customers with practical information peak number of connections was a programme of tyre pressure Bréguières Nord rest area between detected and pointed out to the 81% of the participants stopped for about traffic conditions and reached on the server on Saturday assistance Antibes and Mougins again beat the August 4 with 1,240 calls. drivers (a little more than 4,800 last more than 20 min (51% more than threshold of 50,000 visitors in the motorway services. But their aim summer). 30 min). year (compared to 40,097 in 2000), is also to help travellers get to know To be noted: the Autoroutel Because safety is a priority for us A similar tyre checking programme thanks to the exhibition on the the regions they cross. From May hostesses handled over 1,000 particularly in the summer season, theme “Ferrari” organised during was organised by Escota in to end September, our multilingual messages from Internet users, sent we have renewed our partnership The “Relais Bébé” the summer. partnership with Michelin on the A8 hostesses welcomed close to 61,000 to the “contact us” page of the ASF with the MATMUT and made in partnership with Nestlé: (Rousset rest area) on August 3, 4 and visitors to rest areas on the A7 Internet site. available, for the third consecutive 72,000 nappy changes and 5, 2001. 488 vehicles, 48 of which (St Rambert d’Albon, Montélimar, year, quality equipment and 65,000 meals for hungry babies had defects and 54 had worn tyres. Mornas and Lançon de Provence), personnel trained to help them in “Pique-niquez malin” (picnics) the A9 ( Fabrègues and their tyre pressure readjustments. From the oldest to the youngest, the and “Croqu’en route” (quick To meet the ever more Narbonne Vinassan), the A83 (La From Friday June 29 to Saturday The “Étapes Sportives“ of ASF Group takes care of the comfort meals): because consumers demanding operating Vendée) and the A64 (Comminges). 34 September 8, tyre pressure stations the summer: increasingly of all its travellers! Parents can assess both price and quality 35 constraints, the ASF Group 37% of foreigners have visited these were set up at the entry to the successful cuddle, change and feed their babies together. has modified its centres: 7% are English (6% in network, at 14 toll barriers and 1 rest at 4 rest areas on the ASF network telecommunications 2000) 5.8% German (5% in 2000), area: over 50 people were recruited In partnership with the Ministry (Saint Rambert d’Albon and Over 90 candidate service stations of and IT infrastructure 4% Italian (5% in 2000), 3.1% and specially trained by Michelin to of Youth and Sport and the Roads Montélimar on the A7, Fabrègues the ASF/Escota network were selected on the A9, Les Ruralies on the A 10). by a panel of judges composed Spanish (4% in 2000) and more A new IT room, completely doubled, help our customers and readjust their Management, every year the ASF A new feature this year: a calm of automobile clubs, consumer marginally the Swiss, Americans, providing an output of 1 gigabit/s tyre pressures. Group organises a great sport’s and discreet feeding area intended associations and the DGCCRF Canadians… has been set up at the Vedène festival. Objective: to incite drivers to for mothers wishing to breast-feed (General Directorate of Competition, operating site. pause and relax during their journey. their baby. Consumer Affairs and the Prevention A new 622 megabits/s capacity Certain rest areas are transformed From Friday June 29 to Sunday of Fraud) to propose, from June 22 transmission network was deployed into real leisure centres. Welcome agents… on bicycles September 2, 2001 inclusive, 7 days until September 9, picnic products at on the optical fibre infrastructure From Friday June 29 to Sunday have been really successful a week from 6.00 a.m. until a price comparable to those practised existing between Narbonne, Vedène 10.00 p.m., the hostesses of the off-motorway in nearby shops. and Orange. This network doubles Present at certain large rest areas of “Relais Bébé Nestlé” have provided “Croqu’en route” is a full meal that already existing at 155 the network, these multilingual close to 72,000 nappies and 65,000 proposed in 28 restaurants of the megabits/s. The installed agents have been greatly appreciated meals. Group’s network for about 9 euros. transmission infrastructure therefore by customers. means that the future can be They have ridden up to the drivers anticipated with room to spare. to give them information concerning A 13 Ghz Herztien link via Le Mont the network, helping them to find Pilat producing an output of 8Mbits/s their way around the rest area, giving has been installed in order to ensure them documentation. They also the continuity of transmissions served as intermediaries whenever between the A7 and the A72 the customers had a breakdown or a motorways. Finally, regarding the problem and… did not speak French. IT infrastructure, a new network storage system has been installed on the Vedène site. BALANCE AND NATURE BALANCE AND NATURE Environment and a durable development The ASF Group devotes a considerable part of its budget to the protection For the ASF Group, durable development means opening up of the environment and to and supplying the regions, respecting the people and territories landscaping. From the study crossed so that the motorway is beneficial to everyone of the route to the and is a source of progress and balance over time. landscaping, everything is implemented to restore the initial balance.

Protecting inhabitants This file foresees the treatment of from noise close to 1,000 housing units which will protected by facades. Depending As soon as the estimated noise level on the density of the built-up areas, is likely to exceed 70 decibels in The main lines these measures will be completed urban and semi-urban areas, ASF by an acoustic protection at source 37 of the ASF implements various types of sound (approximately 2 m high noise Group’s protection devices. abatement wall). This programme, The multi-annual programme which should be completed in 2006 environmental continues. To improve the protection or 2007, will cost 23 million euros policy for 2001 of the environment alongside older before taxes. In 2001, close to 170 motorways, action has been take over housing units were given facade several years to reabsorb the “noise protection, essentially on the A7. black spots” (housing that existed Two teams of designers were before the motorway was constructed selected by competition in order Preserving the historical and which suffers a noise level above to undertake the construction of and architectural heritage 70 dB(A)). An information file just shields as from 2002. Also to be being completed will be sent at the The ASF Group systematically takes noted: protection actions fir those beginning of 2002 to the Roads the greatest care to protect and living beside the motorway are Management. rehabilitate the history of the regions undertaken whenever any road that its motorways cross. widening occurs (A62, A9, A10). The updating of the archaeological sites on the A83. Before the work FROM 1980 TO 2001, started, the Regional Directorate Escota invested 63.11 million of Cultural Affairs conducted an euros to finance: archaeological reconnaissance. A certain number of sites were 30.5 km identified and digs were undertaken noise abatement screens, in nine of them. 1,100 housing unit soundproofing,

13.8 km of earth mounds. BALANCE AND NATURE

Protecting the water resources pursued its construction programme on the A20 (under study), for bats or R & D at the service Other significant of rainwater treatment basins, sparrow owls on the A87 (installed). of the environment The ASF Group attaches great undertaken studies to establish Also to be noted: the installation of 5 actions importance to water resources, a recuperation programme against passages for amphibians and 2.5 km Three R & D actions were under- particularly since its motorways cross the risks of accidental pollution and of anti-collision hedges for predators taken in 2001: Introduction of the “ASF plains that are liable to flooding and conducted several analysis campaigns on the A89 (section 6). A field experiment to measure safety and environment complex geological areas and span on its network. the permeability of an earthen construction label” quite a number of waterways whose basin (partnership INSA and ecosystem must be protected. The Because the environment and safety company). protection of the drinking water Water: 322 km Managing the dependent go hand in hand, ASF has chosen A research project to model the catchments and the collection of worked in 2001 areas of greenery and to reward and distinguish those progress of a polluted flow in a running water all along the network restoring the biotopes companies which have not only Considering that the usual ratios is also one of the principal projects. confinement basin (partnership respected ASF’s contractual safety of water treatment constructions The ground staff trained in Among the wide-ranging actions CEMAGREF/ SEFRA). requirements and the protection of per km, this means that close to vegetation techniques and the undertaken in 2000 by ASF, a file for A study of the behaviour of large the environment on the construction 300 basins or grassy ditches were Nature-Landscape-Environment an application in principle was sent wild life in the presence of an site but which have also dug then equipped. specialists of each Regional to the Roads Management for the enclosure. demonstrated an exemplary Management do their utmost to protection of the areas that are the involvement and organisation and enhance the landscape, maintain most exposed to accidental pollution guaranteeing the safety of drivers. obtained exemplary results. and particularly the catchment ASF has set up an “ASF safety and Creating specific passages After a few problems of vandalism 38 of drinking water supplies. This environment construction label ” to 39 for wild-life on the A20 and the A89, the first initiative was approved by a exploitable results are very positive: inform the public and to promote an ministerial decision on August 17, ASF considers that the motorway large hoofed animals have been overall quality approach that is both 2001. The implementation of the should not be a barrier for animals. spotted on the A89 Ussel / Le Sancy, reasonable and well thought out as reapportion measures for an amount The objective is to re-establish the A64 Pinas / Martres sections. The well as being respectful of human life of 28.55 million euros before tax usual routes of wild-life so that they first photograph of an otter in a and the milieu. is scheduled to occur over some keep their freedom of movement on hydraulic work dedicated to this The companies designated in 2001… ten years. On its side, Escota has sufficiently extensive territories while animal on the A89 section 6, When the A20 from Cahors North corroborating the tracks that had to Souillac, the A83 Oulmes A10, the been followed, has demonstrated A89 between Arveyres and Mussidan the efficiency of these systems all motorways became operational, it along the motorway. Specific was the occasion to give a special constructions have been set up all mention to: • the Dodin / Demathieu and Bard along the motorway or are being the biological wealth of the natural species suited to local constraints, grouping for the Rauze viaduct studied for bird life: nesting places milieus and accelerate the process grinding of vegetal waste for and the Razel grouping for the for sparrow owls or short-toed owls of natural re-colonisation. recycling in situ. TOARRC 3, In 2001 the maintenance of the Implementation of the first 4 • Deschiron on the A83, 7,500 hectares of dependent areas partnerships in collaboration with • and Fougerolle Ballot for its services of greenery mobilised over 250,000 those living beside the motorway on the discharge constructions hours of work. The principles of the and the local authorities: the aim of the Dordogne and the Isle on extensive management implemented of this initiative is to achieve a better the A89 west. more than 20 years ago are mastery of the future and the quality systematically respected: scything of the areas alongside the limited to the edges allowing nature operational motorways. Safety audits to recover its rights, restricted use This policy is accompanied by close of herbicides (an average of some 3 monitoring of changes in own urban The purpose of these audits litres/km), project designs requiring planning and the control of is to highlight the strengths and very little upkeep, use of plant advertising visible from the motorway. weaknesses of the organisation BALANCE AND NATURE

of various construction sites and The efficiency of Environmental training: may result in a certain number of an additional advantage recommendations for improvements. our strategy to These audits are generalised to all prevent forest In 2001, as part of the Company’s Training Plan an extensive training cycle was carried sections being finished. Several were fires has been out of 1,610 hours spread over 4 years, concerning Escota’s Management Policy of carried out in the spring of 2001 on Dependent Areas of Greenery validated in 1995. Executives, supervisors and service- the work sites of the A20, A89 and confirmed… ability agents of the districts, in total 201 people, were made aware of the important A83 Oulmes/A10. orientations of this policy but also the specific know-how needed to be adopted in a motorway context to meet all the obligations. The extensive management of the road Participation in special subject Despite the increase of traffic shoulders more respectful of the natural milieus, the strategy of the Company’s fight debates and very severe weather conditions against forest fires, the protection of water resources are among other themes in 2001 (wind and drought), May 2001: organisation in partnership addressed in this training module by the Company’s environmental specialists the relevance of our strategy with Scetauroute of a one-week supported by outside ecologists. in this matter has been proven training seminar of Greek managers in in the following chart: charge of the environment of the motorway company Egnatia Odos. May 2001: IRF international congress YEARS 1998/1999 2000/2001 2001/2002 Waste handling on roadways, lectures about the hydraulic studies of the A89 in Number of fires started 55 47 80 has recorded 40 41 Gironde. Number fires spilling onto the DPAC* 51217satisfactory October 2001: ASF speech during Burned surface area of the DPAC* (m2) 80,432 50,535 54,797 the meeting of the French Association results. in progress for an amount of Average surface area burned per fire (m2) 1,462 1,053 685 of Ecological Engineers on the The 1% 848,534.14 euros tax included. hydraulic works allowing otters Landscape Burned surface area of the DPAC* (m2) 43,925 30,120 6,463 to cross the motorway. * Conceeded motorway land. and Development ESCOTA ASF concentrated in the areas where Policy continues On the Sisteron / La Saulce section of Although the number of fires that The sorting of waste produced by the there are absolutely no facilities the A51, 32 agreements have been broke out has significantly increased, operations has been implemented for their destructive impact on the (edges, gutters, etc.). In 2001, Its aim is to enhance the territory signed with 20 local authorities. several years. Since 2000, the waste dependent areas of greenery and Escota formalised its policy of of the communes alongside the The company’s financial participation collected at the motorway service above all on the areas close to the checking all the fire fighting posts of motorway. amounts to 964,027 euros. This areas has been sorted in collaboration the network (rest areas, toll stations, amount has been used to finance: motorways has been contained. with ECO-emballages and the tunnels). This diagnostic allowed ASF 16 site, landscape and monument Furthermore, there have been no ADEME. outbreaks in sensitive areas equipped these facilities to be restored to On the A20, several dozens of files reclassifications, 11 actions where The proportion of recyclable waste with cigarette stub channels, proper working order for an amount have been investigated for the telephone and electricity lines were varied from 44% to 14% in mass whereas over 50% of fires are of 30,000 euros. et Garonne part (20 km between buried, and 3 renovations of clocks, and 80% is usually actually sorted and Montauban Nord and the Pech towers and belfries. A document valorised. In the medium term, it can Brunnet Tunnel), but only 30 files costing this work will be drawn up be expected that the costs of handling have been declared acceptable: 4 in 2002, in partnership with the non-sorted waste will double. As agreements have already been signed communes concerned. valorisation will allow this cost to be for an amount of 486,155.8 euros tax cancelled out, the potential saving included. could be between 10% and 30%. For the Lot part (108 km between This disparity in the information the Pech Brunnet tunnel and prompted us to carry out an Cressenac), 16 files have to date experimental pilot operation on the been declared eligible, half of which A7, at the Porte-lès-Valence rest areas, have already been completed or are based on the principle of sorting BALANCE AND NATURE

carried out by customers voluntarily 2001, the year of the first Water policy: universities of Clermont-Ferrand, bringing their waste to the assessments concerning the A89 authorisation decrees Limoges, Bordeaux and Lyon. appropriate deposit points. This Ussel / Le Sancy section. This under the water law Their work concerns the whole of initiative allowed us to check the assessment resulted in a few minor the A89 route, i.e. 347 km between volumes collected, the quality corrective actions of the water 20/08/01 Bordeaux and Clermont-Ferrand. of the sorting, the sensitivity of these treatment systems and the A89 Périgueux Ouest / Est Among the landmark environmental elements to the density of the implementation of a monitoring 14/02/01 and 25/07/01 studies of 2001 are the following: equipment and the overall saving programme on various themes of The A89 Périgueux Est / Thenon the studies of the wood chain and of the selective sorting system. The the environment for the drawing up river morpho-dynamics… 20/12/01 experiment started in August 2001 of the final assessment. Decree for the crossing of the and should continue over 10 months. The first final assessments on the Douime (Périgueux Est/Thenon A64 Pinas / Martres and the A54 It should, in the end, allow a policy to section) be determined which optimises our Saint-Martin-de-Crau / Salon de costs and the quality of our customer Provence have also been drawn up. 21/06/01 Decree modifying the authorisation service. Protecting and for the Tulle Est / Ussel Ouest section also communicating…

ESCOTA the ordinary industrial waste (“DIB”) Procedures 2001 was the occasion for and special industrial waste (“DIS”) launching various communication The extension of Escota’s waste created by the Company’s activity Environmental assessments actions on the environment for policy requires the setting up of and the maintenance of the Start of a public enquiry 42 the attention of the public in 43 selective SORTING in the rest areas. network. Two SORTING platforms The “Bianco” circular of December general: a cartoon presenting the In this regard, a test was carried out are being experimented to determine 15, 1992 concerning the conduct A645 the Val d’Aran access road work on the A20 between Cahors in 2001 at the Vidauban Sud rest the most appropriate solutions of the great national infrastructure area on the A8. As the results were for the Company. projects introduced the publication Sud and Cahors Nord and a promising (availability estimated Furthermore, a verification of the of the State’s undertakings and the collection of children’s drawings following school visits to the A66. in tonnage at 56% with a rate of conformity of the materials stored monitoring committees. The socio- Observatories required recovery estimated at between 10% in the storage areas (30 sites) has economic and environmental by various administrative Participation in specialised and 20%), a generalisation of the been carried out. assessments made by the ASF Group procedures magazines: a brochure about selective collection on the network’s It will result in a cleansing and have, as the law requires, been the European otter produced by main rest areas is now being studied. rehabilitation programme of these carried out in two phases: Les Billaux observatory: meeting of Catiche productions in collabo- the observatory’s advisory committee The selective collection also concerns areas as part of the 2002-2006 plan. • lthe intermediary assessment, filed ration with the DIREN of the in the year following the start of defining the specifications of the Centre, and , the operational phase, presents the ecological studies to be conducted EDF, EPIDOR, UICN and SFEPM. description of the measures taken and the agreement to be established by ASF in favour of the environment, between ASF and the Gironde how these measures respond to Monitoring committees. département. the assigned objectives, the Publication of the File of the State’s immediate potential improvements Undertakings in favour of the and the methodology for the final Environment and first monitoring assessment; committee for the A645, the Val Observatories set up • the final assessment, drawn up d’Aran access road, also including at the initiative of ASF within the 3 to 5 years following the first studies carried out on the the start of the operational phase, natural and aquatic milieu of this The first studies conducted by the reveals how the milieu has adapted access road. First monitoring A89 Observatory can be consulted to the presence of the committee for section 8 of the A89 on the ASF Internet site (www.asf.fr/ infrastructure and gives an idea of from Saint-Julien to Combronde construire/observatoire A89). This the development over time of the which links to the A89 at Clermont- observatory, set up by ASF in 1995, construction and its surroundings. Ferrand. houses research teams from the DIALOGUE DIALOGUE Life in the company

Career management and dynamic remunerations, social dialogue supported

The main feature of 2001 enable all the employees of ASF, will be modified, at the inter SEMCA Escota, SRT and SORIASE to have level, to improve its legibility and to was the outcome of the 45 access, at attractive conditions, reinforce the link with productivity. negotiations on the salary to employee shareholding and to table and our employee benefit from a sharing of the profits created by the Group, in terms of the profit sharing scheme. The pursuit of dividend and the rate of the share. decentralisation and the Profit sharing and employee clarification of responsibilities shareholding will allow even closer links to be woven between the This initiative had been started Employee profit sharing company and its employees. with the directors. It is continuing Furthermore, the incentive system with the executives of the Regional The collective bargaining agreement Operating Managements and salary table was revised in 2001, for will continue in 2002, so that the application on January 1, 2002. This responsibilities and delegations of revision is intended to modernise executive supervisors will be clarified the structure of remunerations by a and detailed. significant increase at the bottom of the scale, a reduction of automatic advancement and a recognition of individual performance. It will open Safety – the core priority up new career development prospects for all the employees Safety measures have been of the ASF Group. The decree of developed. 2,000 employees have December 13, 2001 extended the been given training sessions on this benefit of the profit sharing to ASF topic for 20,000 hours, i.e. close and Escota, once the results of the to 20% of the training plan. In the company were adequate. Finally, training, the emphasis has been ASF’s going public in 2002 will placed on actions intended to DIALOGUE

prevent the phenomena of habits, mandates without this having any Internal communication particularly in office systems. the changes in the regulations and effect on the situation or career In the end, over 80% of ASF agents finally actions in favour of the newly prospects of the person concerned. In 2001, the life of the company was will have at least one training session employed. These training sessions It gives the personnel representatives marked with high points in internal in 2001, for an average duration of are run by the safety assistants of the the necessary means for their communication: 20 hours per employee. Is should be establishments in collaboration with actions, in particular on the intranet. • Seminar attended by 700 members recalled that this measure relies the executive supervisors. • It also takes into account the of the management in order to above all on casual internal trainers. • These training sessions form the specific nature of ASF whose present the company’s reforms basis of our prevention policy. personnel is spread out over (by-laws, accounting, development Training plan in Escota • A working party concerning numerous different geographical orientations). A still important side of human interventions on the motorway sites. • Communication on the change resources management, the training route will be launched in 2002. of the company: evolution of tolls, plan reconciles the company’s needs reform of the salary table, going in terms of maintenance of existing public. abilities and the development of A new information system new abilities and the needs of each The social dialogue supported • Launch of the “Helping hand employee, by responding to their for Innovation” system aimed at The software programmes required individual personal development For the proper functioning of the prompting, rewarding and by the make-over of the SIRH requests. company, social dialogue must be (human resources information publishing the initiatives and good • training budget exercised with clarity and respecting system) have been selected. ideas of employees in the company. 46 1.4 million euros, i.e. 3.30% 47 the rules. The agreement signed They will be operational in 2003 • Corporate information campaign of the total payroll end 2001 with the trade union for payroll, training, personnel to our customers for the respect organisations has the objective administration and the management of the safety of the company’s • number of trainees: 2,991 of giving priority to consultation of time and activities. They will be personnel who work on the • number of hours of training: procedures. integrated into the company’s motorway route (posters, radio 42,699 hours It introduces provisions meaning that management system in order spots, leaflets sent to subscribers). For 2001, the training for the the elected or appointed personnel to assist with its development and • Information and preparation transition to the euro for all representative will exercise their the search for productivity. of the transition to the euro for all personnel, particularly the toll booth employees, concerning the staff, represented a very significant payment of salaries, and the major volume of training of approximately Training, one of the levers of and to welcome young people who stages for the personnel of the toll 9,000 hours. the assistance with change have alternatively training and booths. lessons (70). ASF has continued its efforts The ASF Group has: with training this year in order In terms of investments 8,277 employees at December 31, to anticipate changes, to assist the For 2001, 3.54% of the total payroll 2001 (private law status), 7.1% projects systematically (in 2001: euro, (tax return figures) was invested, commercial Boutiques, electronic which represents an increase of 18% of whom are executives, 25.7% daybook), to update and develop compared to 2000 (3%). The supervisors, 50.6% employees, employees’ abilities. Training has training for assistance with the and 16.6% workmen. also permitted a participation in transition to the euro is the main At the same date, the employees career development by providing cause: close to 24,000 hours were occupying toll both positions and agents with means of evaluation, required to train almost 3,000 the employees occupying service- guidance (professional assessment) agents, with our internal trainers. ability positions represented and training (CIF*, qualifying Furthermore, of note is the respectively 50.5% and 21% training), to contribute to the increasing integration of other of the ASF Group’s employees. integration into professional life of methods of apprenticeship like the certain categories (50 youth jobs) computer assisted training systems,

* Individual agreement training Financial report

49 49 ASF GROUP

CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2001 Consolidated balance sheets

] Assets (in millions of euros) 2001 2000 1999 pro forma pro forma

Intangible assets 12.9 17.0 18.8 Property, plant and equipment Concession assets 14,954.2 13,864.4 13,123.7 Depreciation (3,755.7) (3,394.7) (3,074.2) Investments 13.5 12.2 12.6

Fixed assets 11,224.9 10,498.9 10,080.9 Inventories 12.7 9.6 8.7 Trade accounts receivable 93.3 70.2 62.1 Other accounts receivable and accruals 223.5 279.9 244.6 Cash and short-term investments 160.2 397.1 249.4

Total current assets 489.7 756.8 564.8

TOTAL ASSETS 11,714.6 11,255.7 10,645.7

51 ] Consolidated balance sheets

50 52 ] Consolidated income statements ] Liabilities and 51 53 ] Tables of consolidated cash flows Shareholders’ Equity 2001 2000 1999 (in millions of euros) pro forma pro forma 54 ] Variation of consolidated equity Capital stock 24.6 24.6 24.6 and minority interests Additional paid-in capital and retained earnings 1,644.7 1,493.7 1,275.8 Net income for the year 218.4 261.4 217.9

Shareholders’ equity 1,887.7 1,779.7 1,518.3 55 ] Report of the statutory auditors on the consolidated accounts Minority interests and other equity 104.7 104.7 104.7

Provisions for contingencies and charges 52.5 76.6 84.3 Borrowings 8,508.9 7,871.8 7,678.5 Trade accounts payable 39.2 33.1 20.4 Other liabilities and accruals 1,121.6 1,389.8 1,239.5

Total liabilities 9,669.7 9,294.7 8,938.4

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY 11,714.6 11,255.7 10,645.7 ASF GROUP

CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2001

Consolidated income statements Consolidated statement of cash flows

2001 2000 1999 2001 2000 1999 (in millions of euros) pro forma pro forma (in millions of euros) pro forma pro forma

Revenues 1,929.8 1,886.6 1,781.4 Net income 218.4 261.4 217.9 Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flow: Operating expenses (1,176.2) (1,043.4) (989.5) Amortization, depreciation and provisions 397.2 351.5 336.8 Purchases and external charges (262.1) (233.5) (231.3) Changes in deferred taxes (34.1) 31.9 22.8 Payroll costs (289.3) (250.4) (238.7) Gains and losses from disposals 1.8 (2.4) 0.2 Other operating income and expenses, net 26.3 30.8 30.6 Other (20.2) 15.1 27.9 Cash flow before tax effect of reform related 563.1 657.5 605.6 Taxes (other than income tax) (253.9) (238.8) (213.3) changes of accounting method Depreciation, amortization and provisions (397.2) (351.5) (336.8) Tax effect of reform related changes - (742.0) - Operating income 753.6 843.2 791.9 of accounting method Cash flow 563.1 (84.5) 605.6 Net interest expense (421.0) (429.0) (437.7) Net change in operating working capital Income from ordinary activities 332.6 414.2 354.2 Accounts receivable (23.1) (78.4) (22.7) Accounts payable (35.8) 151.5 119.9 Other 55.7 (23.9) (6.2) Exceptional items (21.4) (1.7) (0.5) Income tax (92.8) (151.1) (135.8) Net change in operating working capital (3.2) 49.2 91.0 Tax effect of reform related (371.0) 742.0 - Net income before minority interests 218.4 261.4 217.9 of accounting method on working capital

Minority interests - - - Net cash provided by operating activities 188.9 706.7 696.6 52 53 Additions to property, plant and equipment Net income 218.4 261.4 217.9 and intangible assets (1,131.6) (988.6) (1,089.8) Earnings per share (in euros) 135.2 161.8 134.9 Proceeds from disposals of property, 1.0 0.7 1.2 plant and equipment and intangible assets Average number of shares 1,615,809 1,615,809 1,615,809 Acquisitions of investments - - - Diluted earnings per share (in euros) 135.2 161.8 134.9 Disposals of investments - 6.3 0.1 Number of shares assuming full dilution 1,615,809 1,615,809 1,615,809 Net change in other investments (1.2) (2.6) (0.5) VAT refund - 201.3 - Net change in working capital 185.6 (4.2) 71.3 related to investing activities

Net cash used by investing activities (946.2) (787.1) (1,017.7) Investment grants received 6.6 12.7 0.9 Dividends paid (110.4) - - Borrowings 1,196.8 739.7 776.7 Repayment of borrowings (559.0) (518.5) (431.3) Other (13.6) (5.8) -

Net cash provided by financing activities 520.4 228.1 346.3

Net change in cash and cash equivalents (236.9) 147.7 25.2 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 397.1 249.4 224.2 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year 160.2 397.1 249.4 ASF GROUP

CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS 2001 Statement of changes in consolidated Report of the Statutory Auditors on the consolidated shareholders’ equity and minority interests financial statements (financial year closed on December 31, 2001)

2001Number Capital Additional Retained Share- Minority Total Ladies and Gentlemen, Without qualifying the opinion expressed above, we draw 2001of shares stock paid-in earnings holders’ interests your attention to the changes of accounting method and 200 capital equity In accordance with the terms of our appointment by presentation adopted as of January 1, 2001, as described 1(in thousands) (€m) (€m) (€m) (€m) (€m) (€m) the General Shareholders’ Meeting, we have audited in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements. the accompanying consolidated financial statements Balance at January 1, 1999 1,616 24.6 0.1 1,275.7 1,300.4 (a) 1,300.4 of Autoroutes du Sud de la France for the year ended In view of the magnitude of these changes of method December 31, 2001, prepared in euros. and presentation and to permit meaningful comparisons, Dividends paid - - the financial statements have been restated for 2000 Change in treasury stock - - These financial statements have been approved by the board and 1999, incorporating these changes. Effects of change in scope of directors. Our responsibility is to express an opinion of consolidation and other - - on these financial statements based on our audit. We have also examined the information about the Group 1999 net income 217.9 217.9 217.9 provided in the report of the Board of Directors. We conducted our audit in accordance with french generally We have no comments to make concerning the fairness Balance at December 31, 1999 1,616 24.6 0.1 1,493.6 1,518.3 (a) 1,518.3 accepted auditing standards. Those standards require of this information or its consistency with the consolidated that we plan and perform our audit to obtain reasonable financial statements. Dividends paid - - assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit includes examining, Change in treasury stock - - on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and Effects of change in scope disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes of consolidation and other (b) assessing the accounting principles used and significant 2000 net income 261.4 261.4 261.4 estimates made in the preparation of the financial state- ments, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement Balance at December 31, 2000 1,616 24.6 0.1 1,755.0 1,779.7 (a) 1,779.7 presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reason- 54 able basis for our opinion. Paris, March 1, 2002 55 Dividends paid (110.4) (110.4) (110.4) The Statutory Auditors Change in treasury stock In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present Effects of change in scope fairly the consolidated results of operations for the year of consolidation and other - - - ended December 31, 2001 and the consolidated assets Befec-Price Waterhouse JPA 2001 net income 218.4 218.4 218.4 and liabilities and financial position of Autoroutes du Sud Member of PricewaterhouseCoopers de la France and its subsidiaries at that date, in accordance P. Orillon D. Bardeau-Gilbert with french generally accepted accounting principles. J. Potdevin Balance at December 31, 2001 1,616 24.6 0.1 1,863.0 1,887.7 1,887.7

(a) minority interests in the negative net worth of subsidiaries have been deducted from retained earnings.

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