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Toulouse court approves resumption of controversial motorway project

People display a banner as they prepare to take part in a march against the A69 highway project between Castres and Toulouse, in Soual on 23 October, 2022. AFP - CHARLY TRIBALLEAU

An administrative court in the southern French city of Toulouse on Wednesday ruled that construction work on the Toulouse-Castres motorway can resume from mid-June, after a three-month shutdown. The project has been heavily contested by environmentalists for the last two years.

This decision "comes as a real relief," said Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot, after the Toulouse Administrative Court of Appeal's decision on Wednesday.

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