The Toulouse-Castres motorway will be done well, announces Clément Beaune

2023-05-02 18:51:38

By Le Figaro with AFP

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Clément Beaune specified that he would soon meet the Atosca concessionaire. BERTRAND GUAY / AFP

Despite protests from environmentalists, the Minister of Transport said on Tuesday that the work “will begin”.

Construction work on the Toulouse-Castres motorway, contested by environmentalists, “are going to start” even if “some more improvements“must be found on environmental aspects, said Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune on Tuesday.

The A69 motorway projecthas been the subject of contractual commitments“, all appeals were rejected and he is supported by most local elected officials, recalled Clément Beaune during the session of questions to the government at the National Assembly. “Work on this project is about to begin. It is therefore no longer quite a project but a beginning of realization“, did he declare.

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“Do better on environmental aspects”

«Does that mean things can’t get better, that we can’t discuss it? I don’t think so, especially on the environmental aspects“where we can probably”do betteradded the minister. Clément Beaune specified that he would soon meet the Atosca concessionaire to “see if there are some further improvementsto bring to the project.

The minister was more hesitant on April 24, the day after a major demonstration against this motorway construction site in the Tarn. He then said on franceinfo that the A69 would be included in the major overhaul of motorway projects started by the government. This review, whose results are expected this summer, “will relate to a certain number of projects which are not committed“, he said Tuesday.

Motorway projects will be scrutinized “with regard to several criteria, opening up, commitments made and environmental impact“, he explained to the deputies. “We will review a number of projects, we will take courageous, bold decisions in the coming months.“, did he declare. “Some projects will no doubt be suspended or put on hold“warned Clément Beaune.