thousands of demonstrators march in opposition to the construction site

On the highway, a long procession formed in opposition to the construction of the A69 between Castres and Toulouse (Haute-Garonne), Saturday April 22 and to defend the preservation of hundreds of hectares of agricultural land in an atmosphere good kid. “We do not feel alone in this fight, we still feel many want to fight against this useless and catastrophic project”explains a protester.

A peaceful demonstration

The demonstrators demand an immediate halt to the construction of the highway. The mobilization began Saturday morning in the presence of elected officials from the left. “It’s a project that dates back to the 90s, which thinks of the territory and the development of the territory only with the car and the motorways and that is no longer possible”, declares Sandrine Rousseau, deputy EELV. The march ends with the construction of a wall in the middle of the highway. More than 8,000 people were gathered according to the organizers, almost half according to the prefecture. The rally was without incident, less than a month after the protests against the Sainte-Soline mega-basins.