This Monday, December 2, hundreds of taxis are converging from Valentine, Grand Littoral and Plan de Campagne in the direction of Marseille, they will then take the L2 ring road before going to the Lançon de Provence toll booth, for a free toll operation.
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They had announced that there would be very many of them, and they are this Monday, December 2 at the gates of Marseille, on the highways, for a striking action in the middle of the morning: a free toll operation to protest against the reform of health transport .
After an hour of blockage at the start of Valentine, the procession headed towards the L2 ring road, traffic was completely paralyzed from Aubagne towards Marseille.
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The highways of Marseille are very busy this Monday, December 2 due to a movement of taxis. Several gatherings took place from six o'clock in the morning at Valentine, Grand Littoral and Plan de Campagne to then reach the Lançon-de-Provence tollbooth. Three snail operations are planned from Plan de Campagne, from 8 a.m., the convoy should take the A51, A517 then A7 towards Lançon. From Valentine, from 7 a.m., the convoy will return to the A50 towards Marseille, then the L2 and the A7 towards the Lançon toll. From Grand Littoral, from 7 a.m., the convoy will take the A55 towards Vitrolles, then the A7 towards Lyon. The junction of the Grand Littoral and La Valentine processions will take place at the Vitrolles tunnel, which will have a very strong impact on access from Marseille to Marseille Provence airport (Marignane), between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.
The installation of a filter barrier on the Lançon-de-Provence toll in both directions should significantly impact traffic times. Three additional peripheral processions are announced in the direction of Lançon: at Saint-Martin-de-Crau, gathering at 6 a.m. for a departure around 7 a.m., at the Barque toll, gathering rather around 8 a.m., at the entrance via the Cavaillon toll d another procession coming from Vaucluse. Actions in the city center of Marseille could also take place.
The prefect of Bouches-du-Rhône invites users to anticipate or postpone their trips, avoid the sectors indicated above and favor alternative routes (A55 / RN 568, bis from Sénas (RD7N), avoidance of Marseille by A52 / A8 ) and to remain cautious when approaching congestion points. State services, internal security forces and road managers are mobilized on the ground to secure the surroundings of these congestion points.
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