A pink walkway on the Canal Saint Martin, that is sufficient to brighten up our walks within the tenth! It’s extra notably the Richerand footbridge which acquired a makeover final Thursday, February 7, and it didn’t go unnoticed.

However what’s the motive behind all this? Nothing to do with Valentine’s Day, or something cute for that matter. The pink paint is definitely a protecting paint that’s speculated to battle in opposition to rust. It’s instantly much less dreamy… The footbridge will subsequently regain its conventional inexperienced shade after the works. Alexandra Cordebard, mayor of the tenth arrondissement of Paris, debriefs on Twitter.

Thanks lastly for this precision. The show was slightly complicated. pic.twitter.com/PrHs6Y85fv

—Banfora (@edea_fakarava) February 8, 2022