 A €270m contract for building the underground section was awarded in December 2013.Service from CADAM to Magnan opened on June 30th 2018, service to the airport and Jean Médecin station opened as scheduled on 28 June 2019, and service on the complete line was opened in December 2019, the journey is about 26 minutes from Nice Airport to Port Lympia.The total cost of the line is projected to be €770m of which the central government is contributing €52.8m.