 With the installation of a tram system in 2003, the place has become the most important public transport hub of the area, with three tram lines, 21 bus lines (including 3 night buses), an electric shuttle, and 12 coach lines through Gironde as well as a reception area in the south.The two rostral columns facing the Garonne were erected by Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau in 1829.One of them symbolises commerce, and the other stands for navigation.