Highway A69: Releases of Carcinogens From a Coated Plant Exceed the Threshold Allowed for Months
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The Prefect calls on the A69 concessionaire to reduce emissions from the Puylaurens Coated Power Plant, a reaction that is too late for opponents of the highway.
The prefect issued a formal notice to the Atosca dealership and gave it until 17 September to correct the settings of the Puylaurens coated power plant.
The Puylaurens Coated Power Plant, in the Tarn, was warned by the Prefect after exceeding discharge thresholds. The La Voie collective is free, opposed to the highway, denounces these non-conformities and...
This promise of Atosca, the concessionaire of the A69, went into smoke. According to a prefectural decree of 31 August 2026, the emissions of volatile organic compounds, carcinogens, mutagens and reprotoxics (CMR COV) and carbon monoxide (CO) do not have to be released from water vapour.
The asphalt plants needed for the construction of the A69 motorway have far exceeded the permitted levels for toxic particle emissions. The prefecture finally reacted with a formal notice, without ordering a halt to the construction. In the town of Puylaurens, in the Tarn department, the asphalt plant is operating at full capacity. Engaged in a race against time to finish the A69 motorway between Toulouse and Castres on schedule, which is suppos…
The Tarn Prefect said this Wednesday, September 2nd that the checks carried out around the Puylaurens Coated Power Plant are not in line. The dealership of this future highway has until September 17th to solve the problem.
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