By Le Figaro with AFP
Posted 2 hours ago, Updated 1 hour ago
About ten associations and collectives are at the origin of this appeal, among which are the regional branches of France Nature Environnement and Friends of the Earth, the Confédération paysanne or La Voie est Libre. LIONEL BONAVENTURE / AFP
Several environmental associations have filed a lawsuit to request the suspension of the motorway works between Toulouse and Castres, considering that they risk harming protected species, they announced in a press release on Friday. This summary suspension, an emergency procedure, will be examined on Tuesday July 25 by the administrative court of Toulouse, pending the examination on the merits of another appeal, filed in June, against the construction of the A69 motorway.
About ten associations and collectives are at the origin of this appeal, among which are the regional branches of France Nature Environnement and Friends of the Earth, the Confédération paysanne or La Voie est Libre. They believe that the construction of the motorway risks harming protected species, such as the European otter, and express a “serious doubt about the legality of the environmental clearancegranted in March.
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For its part, the company Atosca, in charge of the works, recalls that the motorway was declared of public utility by a decree of 2018 and ensures that it will bring “all the explanations and details useful to the administrative judgeabout its environmental commitments. In May, the Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune maintained that the motorway would be built despite the disputes, but that “some more improvementsmust be found on environmental aspects.
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2023-07-15 09:11:43
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