Collapse on the A-63, near Baiona, today, January 23, 2024, due to farmers’ protests

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Called by two unions, the farmers have been blocking one of the highway bridges since 6 a.m. The Spanish government’s delegation to the BAC has already warned the Basque authorities in anticipation of a major traffic jam.

Farmers from Iparralde and the French state have blocked their plans tractors and heavy vehicles one of the bridges of the A-63aware of Bayonnecausing a major traffic jam on the main connecting road between Iparralde and Hegoalde.

Gathered by the FDSEA (departmental federation of the farmers’ union) and JA (young farmers) unions, the farmers are demanding the attention of the French government in the face of a sector “on the verge of extinction”.

In a statement, the Spanish government’s delegation to the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) warned of the collapse, stressing that the Basque authorities have already been notified to take appropriate measures.

According to him, the forecast is that the situation will last all day long lines of trucks and cars were stuck on the highway.

The Prefecture of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques has created several detours:


Source: EITB

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