AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE PROPOSED DIMENSIONING SCHEME FOR THE COMPIEGNE-REIMS LINK (FOR USE BY 4,000 T. SHIPS INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL MAXIMUM OF 400 T.) WAS THE PROBABLE EFFECT OF ITS IMPLEMENTATION AND EXISTENCE ON THE ENVIRONMENT. THE CENTRE
D'ETUDES TECHNIQUES DE L'EQUIPEMENT DE LILLE WAS COMMISSIONED TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOLLOWING: A) RUNNING THE LINK THROUGH THE HILLY LAIGUE-COMPIEGNE FOREST AREA AND CONSERVING EXISTING MEANDERS IN THE RIVER AISNE| B) POSSIBLE SPOIL