2024-01-29 04:59:23
Farmers continue their actions Monday January 29 in several departments. But the protest will mainly be concentrated around Paris and Lyon. The agricultural unions announce that they want to organize a blockade of these towns from 2 p.m. Monday. The Minister of the Interior announced on Sunday that “15 000” members of the police will be mobilized on Monday. The objective is to prevent tractors from entering the capital and large cities, as well as blocking the Rungis market and Ile-de-France airports.
Note that taxi drivers have planned snail operations for Monday morning in many cities in France. Franceinfo tours the regions with the France Bleu network and the prefectures on the protests in the agricultural world.
Auvergne Rhône-Alpes
Farmers from FRSEA Auvergne Rhône-Alpes call to block Lyon (Rhône) Monday from 2 p.m. Franceinfo learned from the union. Tractors will leave in particular from Grenoble (Isère), Villefranche (Rhône) to reach the capital of Gaul. THE “movement promises to be massive” and he must “stay long-term”warns the union.
In a press release, the prefecture announces a snail operation for farmers on Monday from 5 a.m. departing from the Monts du Lyonnais then a blockade of the A450. Disruptions “are to be expected from the first hour” Monday morning on the A450 motorway near the Oullins-Pierre-Bénite sector. Prefecture “advises users to avoid taking the A450 to enter the Lyon metropolitan area, and to favor the southern entrances”. The demonstrators “would also be likely to take the A7 and the A47 in the afternoon” and “a blocking operation could be organized at the Saint-Quentin-Fallavier toll from the morning in both directions “specifies the prefecture.
Farmers are expected to carry out a blocking operation on Monday afternoon at the Villefranche-sur-Saône-Limas tollbooth on the A6 motorway in both directions. A blocking operation is planned on the A47, in both directions, near the Gier rest area from midday.
Brittany
In the Finistèreon the RN 165 and 164 in the municipalities of Quimper and Carhaix the current blockages “should stay in place”, Monday specifies the prefecture in a press release. Diversions are in place. A new blockage is also anticipated on the RN12 from midday, on the Mescoden-St Eloi interchange towards the D770 which will require a diversion of the sector (the route and times will be specified).
In the Morbihan, the N165 (Brest Nantes axis) is cut in both directions of traffic near La Roche-Bernard (56) for an indefinite period. Users are invited to avoid the area and/or postpone their trips if possible.
Hauts-de-France
In the Pas-de-Calais, “a blockage of the A16 could indeed be observed Monday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in both directions near Etaples, Wailly-Beaucamp and Isques (27 kilometers impacted)”, indicates the prefecture. Road users are urged to exercise extreme caution and avoid this area. “Postpone your trips to the affected areas and favor public transport”advises the prefecture.
In L’Oise, note the partial closures of the A16 and the A1. The A16 motorway remains closed between interchanges no. 11 (L’Isle Adam) and no. 16 (Hardivillers). Detour routes have been put in place. The A1 motorway will be closed, from 9 a.m., between interchanges no. 11 (Ressons) and no. 6 with the Francilienne.
Ile-de-France
The FDSEA and the Young Farmers of the Greater Paris Basin announce a headquarters of Paris from Monday 2 p.m. for an indefinite period. “We are going to firmly block all the highways [[l’A1, l’A4, l’A5, l’A6, l’A12, l’A13 et l’A15] which lead to Paris”, announced on franceinfo Cyrille Milard, president of FDSEA 77 (Seine-et-Marne). Our objective “It’s about putting pressure, laying siege, there’s no question of entering Paris, blocking Rungis, that’s not our leitmotif, going to Paris for us is not wise” .
The Paris police headquarters announces “traffic difficulties”. Elle “recommends Ile-de-France residents to favor public transport”.
New Aquitaine
Since the Dordogne, around ten tractors will leave on Monday towards Rungis in Val-de-Marne. Other Périgourdins have planned to take buses or cars to reach the capital, reports France Bleu Périgord. The Dordogne Rural Coordination joins the convoy departing from Agen. The farmers plan to take the road on Monday around 12:30 p.m. from Bergeracois with around ten tractors to reach the Paris region. These Périgourdins will join with their colleagues from the Lot-et-Garonne Rural Coordination in Bergerac. The convoy of the two departments should consist of around fifty tractors. Their goal is to reach the international market of Rungis, in Val-de-Marne.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
In the Bouches-du-Rhône, strong disruptions are therefore expected on the road network on Monday, due to demonstrations by farmers and taxis, explains the prefecture in a press release sent to franceinfo on Sunday. As a result, certain roads will be closed to traffic and diversions are put in place for safety reasons and to contribute to the flow of traffic.
In Marseille, the A50 and A7 then A55 motorways will be subject to snail-like operations in the morning without knowing whether this is linked to the movement of farmers or that of taxis. In the city center, the Prefecture sector will be congested. Around Aix-en-Provence, difficulties will disrupt access to the “La Barque” toll on the A8 from 7:30 a.m. which will be congested.
The A51 will also be closed in the direction of Marseille to Gap at the ramp to the A8: all vehicles will be returned to the A8 towards Nice. The entrance ramps on the RN296 at “La signele” and at the RD7N will also be closed. It is strongly recommended, “to postpone any non-essential travel, to favor public transport” et “telecommuting“.
Occitania
The association of mayors of Gard calls for a rally at 11 a.m. Monday, reports France Bleu Gard Lozère. Philippe Ribot, mayor of Saint-Privat-des-Vieux and president of the Association of Mayors and president of intercommunalities of Gard, calls on all Gard elected officials to meet on the A9 motorway at the Nîmes-West interchange. “The farmers’ cry of alarmhe writes, must be heard by all public authorities responsible for this sector of activity. Concrete responses, for today and in the longer term, are the condition for the sustainability of agricultural activity serving the country and rural communities.”
1706508092
#update #blockages #planned #Monday