The A-64 motorway linking Baiona and Toulouse in France has been partially opened
According to reports from the Prefecture of the Atlantic Pyrenees, the A-64, which links Baiona with Toulouse in France, has been partially opened this Thursday. Specifically, it is a stretch of 60 kilometres between Peyrehorade (exit 6) and Soumoulou (exit 11) in Bearn.
However, the peasants still keep the part of the Northern Basque Country closed from Beskoitz (exit 3) to Peyrehorad (exit 6).
A few weeks ago, farmers closedthe A-64 motorway as a sign of protest against France's measures against nodular dermatosis. The resulting overcrowding of trucks has also affected Guipuzcoan roads these days.
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