First withholding at the AP-8 in Irun, and the border is closed again for trucks in Biriatou
First thing in the morning there have been two kilometres of withholding at the AP-8, at kilometre 0, in Irun, in the Baiona sense, and special measures have been put in place to regulate lorries.
Early this Tuesday there are two kilometres of withholding at the AP-8, at the height of kilometre 0 of Irun, in the direction of Baiona. The Traffic Directorate has activated special measures to regulate trucks and has focused its attention on the Biriatou border, where yesterday's collapsecould be repeated . The border is closed to trucks from the first hour of the morning.
The Traffic Service has reported that from 07:00 to 17:00, specific restrictions apply to truck traffic at this point on the highway.
Yesterday there was chaos at the Biriatou border as a result of protests by farmers in the North, which led the French authorities to cut off lorries of more than 7.5 tonnes, resulting in holds of up to 13 kilometres in the AP-8, which reached Oiartzun and Errenteria, and extended to other routes such as the N-121-A or the GI-20.
After yesterday's collapse, the border reopened around 8:00 and has been open at night.
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