Environmental activist Greta Thunberg came to Tarn on Saturday February 10 to support opponents of the A69 motorway project. Organizers hope to bring together 500 to 1,000 people over the weekend for workshops, round tables and concerts.
On Friday, the prefect of Tarn announced that he had "issued an order prohibiting demonstrations and gatherings" on Saturday and Sunday in Saïx, citing "risks of major disturbances to public order" The French government is determined to carry this section of motorway “to completion”, which would reduce the Castres-Toulouse journey by around twenty minutes.