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XR'action Dubbed 'Hello Darkness' Against The Highway A69 Toulouse-Castres

Activists are facing riot police who have arrested five of them as they reclaim their liberation. Extinction Rebellion - Toulouse is organizing an action called 'Hello Darkness' in front of the town hall of Toulouse, the Capitole, to denounce the controversial A69 highway between Toulouse and Castres. They are also protesting against the construction of several bitumen plants along the A69 near schools and organic vegetable producers. Some activists are receiving false bitumen on them to symbolize the pollution caused by asphalt production. Police have intervened and arrested five people. The main association 'La Voie est Libre' (i.e., 'The Way is Free'), along with other opponents, wants the construction of the highway to be halted until all judicial decisions on the matter are made. All expropriations for farmers have not been cleared. Opponents of this project argue that the reprofiling of the N126 would be sufficient for the 6,000 vehicles expected per day and would cost far less money. The A69 highway will cost EUR512 million (in 2018 euros without inflation) for 54 kilometers, and its construction will destroy more than 100 protected species and 400 hectares of agricultural fields. In Toulouse, France, on May 4, 2024. (Photo by Alain Pitton/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#11209022
Date Taken	4 May 2024
Location	N/A
Photographer	Alain Pitton/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Alain Pitton/NurPhoto

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