Starting in July, highways will be free for fire trucks on emergency calls. This represents a loss of revenue for the highway companies, which they will cover themselves.
During the summer of 2018, Republican deputy Éric Ciotti reminded the State of its obligations in this matter. It took some time before this was acknowledged.
Currently, firefighters pay tolls like any other driver when they use the highways to reach the sites of their operations located away from these roads. They are only exempt from paying when their mission involves the highway itself. Starting in July, these absurd distinctions will be eliminated.
Measure of General Interest
It was only a few weeks ago that public authorities reached an agreement with highway concessionaires to implement toll-free access for firefighters on emergency calls.
