Protests continue against A22 tolls
We’ve been reporting constantly about the very vocal protests against the A22 tolls that have been taking place before and ever since these were implemented, and today is one such other day.
It appears that the road users commission CUVI is organizing a series of civil disobedience demonstrations against the A22 tolls because these have lead to motorists practically deserting the route and over-crowding the alternative EN125 road.
According to the CUVI press release, they consider that the implementation of tolls on the A22 has contributed drastically to the social and economic ruin of the region thus leading to the bankruptcy of thousands of companies and also a decline in tourism.
Besides affecting the influx of Spanish tourists, who once used the A22 to visit the Algarve, this over-crowding of the EN125 has lead to more accidents which has once again become known as the ‘death road’.
The first protest took place on the 27th of July and involved a low-speed vehicle march beginning at Altura, Castro Marim, at 4PM. En route, a homage will be paid to the victims of road deaths that have occurred on the EN125.
The second event is planned to involve setting up camping sites in front of the holiday homes of both the Prime Minister and the President of the Republic throughout the first half of August.
The month of August is also planned to see a march and protest at the Festa do Pontal, which is organized by the PSD political party in which the Prime Minister and other members of the government are expected to appear.
A couple of other marches are planned to take place in September as well, which will also be carried out between the two localities, stopping to pay homage to road accident victims as well as one that will begin at the Faro Moto Club and go towards Faro Airport to then end at Forum Algarve shopping centre.
