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While motorway projects are still present in France like that of the A69 between Toulouse and Castres, questions arise. Are they compatible with the climate change that affects us?
Just open a road map to realize this. The French territory is crossed by more than 900 km of motorways, not to mention the expressways and that’s not all. Thirty projects have yet to see the light of day. The future A69 motorway between Castres and Toulouse is one of them. For a truck transporter, these projects are an economic necessity, for him, motorways would even be beneficial for the environment. “This type of vehicle consumes eight liters less over 100 km on a highway than on a national”does he think.
Demonstrations against these projects
However, these highway projects are often contested. Between Chartres and Dreux, for example in July 2022, the opponents had mobilized. For them, these projects thought up a decade ago are no longer up to date. To continue in this way would be against the climate objectives taken by France according to a researcher. For its part, the Ministry of Transport plans to review each of these projects to analyze their environmental impact.
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