
Roadblocks and garrisons in the South awaiting the meeting with Minister Salvini
Protests and roadblocks by hauliers and farmers against high fuel prices are affecting the South, in particular Sicily and Campania, awaiting the meeting with Minister Salvini.
AI-generated summary
The protests arise from high fuel prices and the lack of government intervention to reduce transport costs.
The demonstrations and protests promoted by road transport operators and farmers do not stop. The protests, caused by high fuel prices and the Government's failure to intervene to alleviate the general increase in transport costs, mainly affect the southern regions, in particular Sicily, Campania, Molise and Puglia.
In Campania garrisons and blocks on the A2 and A30
In Campania, the protest led to a night protest at the Nola (Naples) toll booth on the A30, Caserta-Salerno. The truck drivers spent the night on the road, waiting for the category's meeting with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, scheduled for today. At the moment there are indefinite road blocks even at the Avellino Est motorway toll booth. And there was traffic paralyzed again on the A30, at the Mercato San Severino barrier (Salerno), towards Caserta.
Protest by hauliers also in Vallo di Diano (Salerno), where protests are underway at the A2 Mediterranean junctions of Polla, Atena Lucana, Sala Consilina and Padula-Buonabitacolo. There are slowdowns in traffic, while cars are allowed to pass. The police and Anas personnel are present at the junctions, engaged in traffic control and control activities. The mobilization also affects other points in the province of Salerno, with protests at the Eboli, Contursi, Campagna and Sicignano degli Alburni motorway junctions. In the afternoon, a patrol is also planned at the Buccino junction of the Sicignano-Potenza motorway junction. Trucks also stopped in Pontecagnano Faiano, at the exit of the ring road, near the roundabout, where severe slowdowns were reported.
The blockade at the Messina toll booths continues, 100 heavy vehicles at the gates of Palermo
The hauliers' protest also continues at the barrier at the Tremestieri and San Gregorio interchanges, in Sicily. The drivers plan to remove the blocks in light of what the Minister of Transport will say. If the meeting is successful they will leave, otherwise the protest will continue. Meanwhile in Messina almost all supermarkets have a shortage of goods and waste collection has also stopped in many municipalities in the Ionian area. The door-to-door service for the collection of undifferentiated waste will not be carried out in at least 15 centres.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Removal or continuation of blocks based on the outcome of the meeting with the minister.
Likely · Within days

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