Police surround trees at the top of which opponents of the A69 motorway are camped in Saïx, in Tarn. The local prefecture announced "a clean-up operation", while opponents occupied a "zone to be destroyed" The opponents, called "squirrels", retreated to another part of the wood out of reach of the basket.
Atosca, the concessionaire designated by the State, believes that since February 15 it has the right to resume tree cutting on the route.