The passage of the freedom convoy in Côte-d’Or really could not go unnoticed this Friday. In a press release around noon, the prefecture feared “possible traffic disruptions approaching the Portes du Sud shopping center area in Chenove”.
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At the beginning of the afternoon, other vehicles belonging to this “freedom convoy” still converged in the direction of the department and in particular towards the parking lot of this shopping center. This is where the drivers met and then headed for the Paris region.
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Around 12:15 p.m., the prefecture estimated the number of participants in “550 vehicles, including 400 from Arnas, 30 from Saône-et-Loire and 110 from Billey -commune of Côte-d’Or- coming from the departments of Doubs and Jura”. The main groups of vehicles arrive from the south via the RD74 but also from the east of the department via the RD905. Finally, this Friday evening, the police evoke about 600 cars, a hundred motorhomes and 1500 people gathered at the height of the day in the parking lot of the Géant Casino de Chenôve.
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At midday “no traffic disruption” was not observed but “the potential presence of queues of vehicles heading for the Chenôve assembly point could cause occasional slowdowns on the sector’s road network” warned the prefecture. The prefecture which invited as many as possible “to avoid the area until further notice”.
The departmental operational center (COD), a crisis management tool set up by the prefect in the event of a major event in his department, was activated at 11 a.m. this Friday. The mayor of Chenôve, community representatives, the national police and gendarmerie and firefighters from the departmental fire and rescue service (SDIS) were invited to join him in order to ensure safety around this convoy.
