Structuring project

On Tuesday, August 4th, local elected officials and the state representative met in the Quartier Orléans district to officially announce the start of demolition work on the old stadium, which will begin in the coming weeks and last for three months. This will be followed by the construction phase of the new project, which will last 18 months.

Jointly funded by the State and the Collectivité for an amount of around 12 million euros, the works of the Thelbert Carti stadium will be carried out to European standards and the stadium will be able to host Caribbean sporting competitions of the Concacaf type.

Semsamar is responsible for project management and site supervision. The architect in charge of the project is Christine Pouzet of Moeibus Architecture, and the technical design office is represented by Éric Versini of Artelia.

President Louis Mussington emphasized during his address that a territory like Saint-Martin needs major sports and cultural infrastructure. Since Hurricane Irma, these facilities have been lacking. The Thelbert Carti Stadium will therefore be rebuilt and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities (synthetic playing surface, changing rooms, stands, etc.).

The Albéric Richards stadium in Sandy Ground will also be rebuilt to provide a 3rd official playing area, allowing young people to practice various sports disciplines in competition, strengthening the values ​​of the collective and flourishing through sport.

The priority areas of the urban policy still suffer from a lack of local facilities and the collectivité has committed to addressing this by launching these major public projects with the support of the State: a House of Associations and sports complex in Grand Case, a new stadium and MJC in Sandy Ground and the Orléans district, the post-Hurricane Irma restructuring projects should be completed in the next two years.

The demolition work on the Thelbert Carti stadium will be completed by the end of 2026, making way for the reconstruction phase by January 2027.