A large demonstration against the construction site of the Lyon-Turin railway line planned for this weekend in Maurienne by opponents of the project, including elected officials, will be banned due to “risks of overflow”, announced Thursday the prefect of Savoie François Ravier .
“There are fears about the security of the police and firefighters,” he said during a press briefing, adding that “2,000 gendarmes and police officers” were going to be deployed in this border valley of Italy.
Thursday, around 200 people gathered in the Maurienne Valley to support the project this time. Elected officials, mayors, deputies and senators from Savoie, but also inhabitants of the valley were delighted that the Minister of Transport Clément Beaune had started to quantify the budget provided by the State for the construction of the railways on the French side.