Motorway: the A69 between Castres and Toulouse arouses the anger of environmental activists

For a month, opponents of the highway A69 sit in century-old trees threatened with felling. Activists speak of a destructive project. “A tree like that has hundreds of thousands of leaves. What does it matteris the number of sheets for the depollutiondecarbonization and oxygenation”assures Thomas Braila member of the National Tree Watch Group. 200 trees must be felled and agricultural land artificialized to build a motorway between Toulouse (Upper Garonne) and Castres (Tarn). The highway will cost 6.77 euros.

A rally on April 22

For a carrier, this new axis will allow him to develop his business in this very isolated employment pool. Faced with environmental activists who denounce an environmental mess, everyone is looking for a parade. “We will create carpooling areas to facilitate grouping. We will set up charging stations at rest areas“, says Martial Gerlingerpresident of the company ATOSCA. These arguments are inaudible to opponents, including fifteen local elected officials. The site is at a standstill, but the activists are busy. They will organize a rally on Saturday, April 22.