After the holidays, the return to school will be difficult on the outskirts of Lyon this Monday morning with a traffic blockage announced on the M7, near Oullins Pierre-Bénite, by farmers who had carried out a similar operation at the end of January 2024. This time Here, it is the Agri Chabanière association which launched the call for mobilization in the Rhône, with the support of Rural Coordination 69.
From 5 a.m., between 45 and 50 tractors should leave Chabanière to join, via the D342, the A450 then the M7/A7 interchange where arrival is expected around 8 a.m./8:30 a.m. The tractors will mainly come from Lyonnais mountains. They should be joined for the blockade by farmers in cars from the Loire, Ain and Drôme.
Anticipate travel
Very serious disruptions are therefore expected, mainly at the A450/M7/A7 interchange near Oullins-Pierre-Bénite, in both directions, but also on the D342 departmental road. “Given the extreme saturation expected on these roads, it is strongly recommended that motorists anticipate their trips and avoid these sectors,” warns the prefecture. The Prefect asks motorists to respect the recommended routes (Bison Futé, radio 107.7, mobilites.grandlyon.com) and to be careful around processions and blockage points.
At the request of the prefect, the organizers of this movement “must systematically leave a lane of traffic free, primarily for emergency and law enforcement vehicles”. Law enforcement as well as road managers “will be mobilized on the ground to secure and organize the maneuvers,” specifies the prefecture.
A mobilization planned over several days
The reasons for discontent are the same as a year ago: financial difficulties, administrative burden, feeling of always being singled out… to which were added the discussions around the Mercosur mid-free trade agreement. -november. The mobilization should last several days: “We will take stock from day to day,” specifies Serge Genevay of Rural Coordination 69.
