Overview
- The Toulouse administrative appeals court on December 30 validated the A69 environmental authorization, allowing works to continue through completion.
- Judges followed the public rapporteur’s December 11 recommendation, reversing the February 27 annulment that had halted the project before a May 28 interim restart.
- Construction stands about two-thirds complete, and concessionaire Atosca still targets an opening in autumn 2026.
- Prefects froze out‑of‑perimeter areas on December 19 after unauthorized site extensions were flagged, with prosecutors seeking suspensions and a criminal decision expected on January 12.
- Separately on December 29, the Toulouse administrative tribunal rejected challenges to the Bordeaux–Toulouse high‑speed rail works, enabling SNCF Réseau to proceed on related upgrades in several northern Toulouse communes.