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(en) France, UCL AL #373 - Ecology - Eure-et-Loir, A154-A120 motorway project: Move along, nobody wants it! (ca, de, fr, it, pt, tr)[machine translation]
Date
Sun, 20 Sep 2026 08:24:13 +0300
Motorway projects have been thrust into the spotlight in France in
recent years, and not in the way they would like... The most well-known
is the A69 project linking Toulouse and Castres, which has generated
considerable controversy and continues to do so despite strong
mobilization by local residents and associations. The same is true for
the A154-A120 motorway project between Dreux and Chartres, which would
extend the western Paris bypass at the expense of the environment and
the economic well-being of users.
The A154-A120 motorway project would be financed exclusively by tolls,
on a route that, for two-thirds of its length, privatizes our RN154 and
a section of the RN12, currently toll-free, which more than half of
commuters in cars and truck drivers will no longer be able to use once
it becomes a toll road; they already struggle so much with the cost of fuel!
The cost of this toll will only be known once the contract is signed,
therefore too late for the residents of Eure-et-Loir to have their say.
* Users who cannot pay will pass through our villages, risking
overloading the secondary road network and increasing accidents and
pollution. What about independent truck drivers?
* What will happen if the revenue doesn't materialize? Will local
authorities once again have to foot the bill to guarantee the
concessionaire's profits?
* Will the three viaducts planned to cross our three valleys-the Eure,
the Avre, and the Blaise-increase the risk of flooding, in addition to
damaging over 90 hectares of wetlands and woodlands teeming with
incredible biodiversity?
These questions remain unanswered two months before the concession
contract is scheduled to be signed. Yet, a railway infrastructure in
need of restoration already exists between Dreux, Chartres, and Orléans,
and would perfectly address the urgent need for low-carbon mobility to
slow climate change, for both freight and passengers.
Petition to support the collective:
https://agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/non-a-l-autoroute-a154-a120
Credits: Collectif Non A154-A120
More trains and more cycle paths to reach the train stations of
Chartres, Dreux, and Orléans by bike are the only solutions that don't
produce CO2 and don't seal off the soil, in addition to being much more
economical for users; and yet, the choice is still and always the same:
asphalt at exorbitant prices!
An ecological absurdity
The Infrastructure Advisory Council (COI), tasked with informing the
State's choices, clearly reiterates that, faced with budgetary
constraints, the climate emergency, and the worrying state of our
networks, investments should be concentrated on the regeneration,
modernization, and optimization of existing infrastructure rather than
multiplying large, costly projects whose benefits are often uncertain.
After the floods, episodes of drought and heatwaves are becoming more
frequent. And yet, we want to encourage even more road traffic!
This is an ecological, economic, and even land-use planning absurdity,
especially when investments are being directed towards rail across
Europe. Everywhere, the understanding is that 21st-century mobility must
be collective, accessible, and decarbonized.
We demand an immediate moratorium on the A154-A120 project and that rail
alternatives be studied with the same seriousness, resources, and
political will as road projects. We also demand that the 200 kilometers
of safe cycle paths, financially committed to by Eure-et-Loir in 2023,
be implemented as quickly as possible.
The No A154-A120 Collective
Petition to support the collective:
https://agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/non-a-l-autoroute-a154-a120
https://www.unioncommunistelibertaire.org/?Eure-et-Loir-projet-autoroutier-A154-A120-circulez-personne-n-en-veut
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