Overview

• The Toulouse Administrative Court of Appeal is reviewing the State's request for a 'sursis à exécution' to suspend a February ruling that annulled the A69 motorway's environmental authorization.
• Frédéric Diard, the court's rapporteur public, has recommended resuming construction, citing the importance of connecting Castres and Toulouse with rapid infrastructure.
• Opponents, led by environmental groups like La Voie est Libre, argue that the project lacks the 'impérative raison d'intérêt public majeur' required to override habitat conservation laws.
• Simultaneously, the National Assembly's Sustainable Development Committee is examining a Senate-approved bill to retroactively validate the project's permits, sparking debate over judicial independence.
• Environmental activists are planning a symbolic protest event, dubbed the 'fête d'enterrement,' for early July to oppose the motorway’s continuation.