Toulouse. Eight mayors defend the East junction project
The mayors of eight municipalities to the east of Toulouse met to defend the East junction project. The opposition retaliates.
Eight mayors of municipalities to the east of the Toulouse metropolitan area met in front of the press to defend the East junction project. The latter consisted of the creation of an interchange on the bypass between exit 17, the Lasbordes interchange, and exit 18, towards Montaudran.
” The east and south of the metropolis are developingwe have to plan the corresponding mobility network, ”says Vincent Terrail-Novès, mayor of Balma and right arm of Jean-Luc Moudenc in the Metropolis, as reported Actu.fr. The mayors highlight the development of the sector, with the Zac Malepère and the Zac Toulouse aerospace.
A new interchange which should favor the bus
The elected officials also point out that the new interchange will make it possible to develop soft links: “Today, after driving in its own lane on the road to Castres, the Linéo 1 finds itself blocked at Lasbordes, points Vincent Terrail-Novès. It’s so crowded that we can’t neutralize a lane to get it through. »
The eight mayors know, however, that the project is experiencing an opposition. “We respect that they do not agree”, declares Dominique Faure, former mayor of Saint-Orens, now Minister Delegate for Local Authorities and Rurality, present to defend the project. “But to govern is to choose and make decisions that are not unanimous. »
Strong opposition at the eastern junction of Toulouse
The arguments put forward by the mayors made the opposition group react CMA. “We repeat here our firm opposition to the project, and are sincerely shocked by the determination of the mayors of the municipalities concerned to ignore both the opposition of the inhabitants to this project, and all the recommendations made by scientists on the adaptation of cities to climate change. »
“One of the justifications put forward for carrying out this project is the construction of the Malepère district, which should accommodate 9,000 new inhabitants by 2030. Against the current of everything that should be done, the solution proposed by the mayors is a new service by car to allow these new inhabitants to move, ”notes the opposition. “It is irresponsible to plan neighborhoods not served by public transport. »