The protest of truckers against high fuel prices: 8km of queue on the A1, reopens junction A30

ROADTRUCKERS continue the protest against fuel price increases with blockades, encampments, and mobilizations multiplying throughout Southern Italy. The methods are different but have a common objective: to draw attention to the crisis affecting the sector and which, without government intervention, will lead to a national halt of road transport, as announced last week by some associations. Protest: "The Industrial Union of Naples 'needs to give answers'" "The protest of the road haulers is seriously jeopardizing numerous sectors of the economy, even in our territory. The blockage of transport causes growing difficulty in obtaining raw materials, both on the distribution front and the manufacturing enterprise front." This alarm was sounded by Vittorio Genna, president of the Industrial Union of Naples. "Therefore, intervention by national and local institutions is urgent to find solutions to the critical issues highlighted by the sector's representative associations, starting with the emergency due to high diesel prices - he explains - If the current condition of substantial supply paralysis were to continue, it would become extremely complex to guarantee the maintenance of current production levels, with inevitable repercussions also for citizens." Avellino East Toll Blockade Traffic is also in turmoil on the state road 268 of Vesuvius and dozens of trucks are stopped since the early morning near the Avellino East motorway toll booth, along the Variante and up to the entrance of the A16 Naples-Canosa. Currently, heavy vehicles are occupying only one of the two lanes, ensuring circulation, albeit limited, and passage for safety vehicles. Empty Fruit and Vegetable Shelves in Palermo Supermarkets Empty fruit and vegetable shelves in Palermo supermarkets. This is the effect of the four days of stoppage by Sicilian road haulers, who are asking the national government for intervention on high gasoil prices and the flooding of the backlog of the 'sea modal shift', the incentive system for companies that choose the sea motorways. Empty fruit and vegetable stalls at the family of via domenico russo, where meat supplies have also run out, and at the supermarket via leonardo da vinci. Many Palermitans, fearing a prolonged stop by the haulers, have stormed the stores. Pasta and water are the most purchased products. Road Haulers Split in Sicily "Starting today we will launch protest actions with our symbol Aias and dissociate ourselves from the road haulers committee of the Cts from which we are no longer a part. In this sense, we are not interested in any agreement they make and for which they assume responsibility." This was said by Giuseppe Richichi, president of the association of Sicilian road transport companies, based in Catania, confirming the current encampments "of haulers and trucks in the Etna province of Misterbianco, Tremestieri, and also at the motorway toll booths of San Gregorio, with about thirty vehicles, which are slowing down road traffic." "At the first point - he added - for us there is the high cost of fuel, a common problem with fishermen and farmers that prevents us from working. At 4 PM today we will meet the Prefect of Catania." Salvini: Two meetings with road haulers tomorrow "We will not have the billions, but we will certainly be able to give answers." Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Matteo Salvini announces two meetings with road haulers for tomorrow, at 10 AM at the prefecture with the national symbols and at 3 PM at the procuratorate with the local ones. He speaks about this during a press conference at the Lega headquarters in via Bellerio in Milan, explaining that he is in contact with the encampments in Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Basilicata, and Calabria and with those blocking the A1 motorway. "We will try to do everything possible by releasing funds already existing and slowed down for bureaucratic reasons and putting in more money," he states. When asked about the application of the rules against road blockades to road haulers, he replies: "The law is currently in force for anyone doing any work." Salvini emphasizes that he does not want to replace the law enforcement forces and hopes for a path that reduces pressure on the road network, recalling the consequences of blockades for farmers, distributors, merchants, and citizens. "I understand everyone's demands. But it is my duty to alleviate," he concludes. Blockades at Supermarkets in Campania The protest of road haulers against high fuel prices is causing supply problems in supermarkets between Caserta and Naples, but also in the other provinces of Campania: many shelves are empty. Truck drivers have already blocked the loading and unloading operations of food supplies from the warehouses of the large food distribution chains located in the industrial area of Carinaro, in Casertano. The consequence is that products are starting to run out on the supermarket shelves, especially fresh food. Road Hauler Protest, Curtains Down Tomorrow in Vibonese A day of mobilization, with the shutters down for the whole morning to turn on the spotlights on the difficulties of the local economic system, was planned for tomorrow by the committee "The merchants of Vibonese in mobilization". The protest involves a half-day closure to participate in the encampment of road haulers underway near the Vibo Valentia motorway interchange. A demonstration against the high cost of living, the high cost of oil, and the increase in costs that weigh on businesses and families daily is planned. Empty Shelves in Calabria Shelves are almost empty, fish and fresh goods are absent, and products like milk and flour are running out. This is the scenario that appears to those who go shopping in many of the supermarkets in Catanzaro. The effect of the transport blockade to protest against high fuel prices is beginning to be felt in Calabria and does not only concern the capital. Road haulers adhering to Fedralog the regional federation of logistics have been stopped since Friday, when the protest began and which will end at 8 PM tomorrow evening, and this affects the supply of food supplies to the large distribution. Moreover, the strike also affects transporters in the nearby regions, extending the effect of the protest. In Catanzaro supermarkets, in addition to the supplies still in the warehouses, there are some local products that are delivered daily and from a short distance. Reopening of the Node between A1 and A30 Caserta-Salerno The node between the A1 Milan-Naples and the A30 Caserta-Salerno has been reopened for those coming from Naples, previously closed due to the road haulers' demonstration. Currently, for the same reason, 8 km of queue are registered on the A1 in the stretch between the junction with the Caserta Sud and Santa Maria Capua Vetere towards Rome. On the A30 Caserta-Salerno in the stretch between Maddaloni and the junction with the A1 towards Caserta, there is still a kilometer of queue. The station of Capua remains closed, for those coming from Rome. Highway police patrols and personnel from the 6th trunk of Cassino of the Autostrade per l'Italia are present at the location. Node Caserta-Salerno, 8km in a row on the A1 There are heavy traffic disruptions after the road haulers' protest caused the closure of the node between the A1 Milan-Naples and the A30 Caserta-Salerno. Currently, there is an 8 km queue on the A1 between Caserta Sud and Santa Maria Capua Vetere towards Rome. On the A30 Caserta-Salerno, the bottleneck is one kilometer between Maddaloni and the junction with the A1 towards Caserta. Port Passage Blocked in Naples The road haulers' protest also reaches the commercial port of Naples. Some trucks have blocked the Bausan passage, causing traffic disruptions also on the A1, particularly in the area of access to the Campanian capital. The protest is peaceful and the road haulers have also explained the reasons for the mobilization to the motorists. Road Blockades in Sannio High fuel prices also ignite the protest in the Sannio. Since dawn today, road haulers have taken to the streets to contest the increase in diesel and gasoline prices, with encampments affecting several strategic points of provincial road network. The protests are affecting the state road Appia (which connects Benevento with Caserta and Naples), at the height of Tufara Valle, and the entrance to the Naples-Bari motorway at Castel del Lago. Cars can travel slowly while the situation is more complicated for heavy vehicles with trucks and articulated vehicles stopped and bottlenecked. In the province of Benevento, the protest also expands to the agricultural world which announces that it will go to the square next Thursday with encampments planned along the state roads 87 and 212 and in the capital. Trucks also at the motorway toll booths of Messina The road haulers' protest for high fuel prices has also reached the motorway barrier of Tremestieri in Southern Messina. Since last night, some trucks have been stopped on the motorway, leaving two toll booths open for entry and exit. Also at the San Gregorio toll booth, the motorway barrier that allows access to the A18 Catania-Messina motorway from the Etne capital, the trucks stop on the in and out lanes. The Sicilian transporters committee reports that the trucks and trucks stopped on the motorway are not road haulers who adhere to the Cts. Road Hauler Protest Below the Region in Bari The first road haulers are arriving in Bari from Altamura in these minutes, protesting for days to bring to the government the crisis the sector is facing due to high fuel prices. The first vehicles are positioned at Punta Perotti to head towards the Presidency of the Puglia Region, where the governor Antonio Decaro is expected to welcome a delegation. Disruptions also in Foggia Supermarkets The protest against high gasoline prices that has been affecting the province of Foggia for a week reaches the shopping carts. In Foggia and several centers of the territory, supermarkets are increasing with half-empty shelves or entire spaces left without goods. The slowdowns in transport and deliveries, linked to the encampments of farmers and road haulers, are beginning to weigh on the daily lives of families. The problems concern especially products that require frequent replenishment. In some stores, pasta, cooking cream, milk, fresh products, and various packaged goods are running short. Empty Supermarket Shelves in Molise The consequences of the blockades on goods distribution are also becoming evident. In several supermarkets in Molise - especially in Termoli - serious supply problems are recorded, with empty shelves, especially in the fruit, vegetable, and baked goods departments, but the difficulties also concern other food items. Cosenza, New Encampment on the State Road 18 A new encampment has been activated, within the context of the road haulers' protest by Fedralog Calabria against high fuel prices, this morning along the State Road 18 in the Cosentino Tirreno, in the Municipality of Fuscaldo. At dawn, dozens of trucks reached the meeting point, near a fuel station and some accommodation facilities. The trucks parked on the State Road, occupying the lane in the southbound direction. As in the other territorial encampments of the protest, road haulers do not practice traffic blockades, but limit traffic to a few minutes to let vehicles pass in both directions. Immediate passage for emergency vehicles is also guaranteed. Students of the Metastasio high school of Scalea, part of the Scalea - Praia a Mare school center, have decided to stay outside the school protesting solidarity with the road haulers. Lifted Block on the A2 Interchange The blockade on the A2 interchange, entering and exiting, was lifted at dawn yesterday at the junction of the A2 motorway at Falerna, in Lametino (Catanzaro), by road haulers and farmers who have been protesting for days in Calabria against high fuel prices and, more generally, against the increase in the costs of managing their businesses. The heavy vehicles that obstructed the ramps were moved and access to the motorway is back to normal. However, the encampment remains in the vicinity of the interchange. Potenza, Encampment at City Entrances As part of the road haulers' protest, truck encampments are also reported at the entrances of Potenza this morning, particularly near the interchanges of Potenza east, Potenza west, and the industrial area of Tito on the motorway junction between the Lucanian capital and Sicignano degli Alburni (Salerno). In Basilicata there are difficulties, but without road traffic blockades, there are also slowdowns on the Lucanian stretch of the State Road Jonica, in the Metapontino, at the border with Puglia and Calabria. After some difficult days, the situation at fuel stations has almost returned to normal. Tractors and Trucks Block the State Road 645 The protest against high fuel prices arrives today in the center of Campobasso. Tractors, trucks, and work vehicles are reaching the Molise capital from the state road 645, where in the past days farmers and road haulers have started an encampment near the roundabout for Riccia. The convoy is heading towards Corso Bucci, where a static encampment is announced. Convoy on State Road 96 in Barese New protest demonstration by road haulers in Puglia for high gasoil prices. A convoy of 35 articulated vehicles has started from Altamura, with the participation of about one hundred people, with arrival expected in Bari for a meeting requested with the President of the Puglia Region, Antonio Decaro. In Bari, an encampment is planned in front of the Presidency of the Puglia Region headquarters, on the Nazario Sauro seafront. Along the route, the trucks honk their horns and proceed in one lane in the direction of Bari while the other is free for vehicle and other vehicle passage, so traffic is regular although with slowdowns. The convoy is authorized by the Police and the demonstrators are escorted by the law enforcement forces. Disruptions in Northern Frosinone Province The road haulers' protest is causing heavy repercussions on the road network in the north of the Frosinone province. Dozens of heavy vehicles are present near the motorway toll booths of Frosinone and Ferentino, with slowdowns and long queues affecting the motorway and the main routes of the territory. The major difficulties concern motorists arriving from the Valley of the Sack and the municipalities of the Monti Ernici, who are stuck in traffic. Disruptions also affect commuters who were unable to reach the railway station of Ferentino in time to catch the train, with repercussions on the daily movements of those who use public transport to get to work or school. Node Caserta-Salerno Closed At approximately 3:00 AM, the node between the A1 Milan-Naples and the A30 Caserta-Salerno was temporarily closed for those coming from Naples, due to the road haulers' protest. Currently, there are 2 km of queue in the stretch between Villa Literno-Pomigliano and the Naples North barrier towards Rome and 2 km of queue in the stretch between the Naples North barrier and Caserta North towards Rome. Furthermore, on the A30 Caserta-Salerno in the stretch between Maddaloni and the junction with the A1 towards Caserta, there are 3 km of queue. Advice for Travelers from Naples to Salerno To users traveling from Naples to Salerno, it is recommended to take the A16 Naples-Canosa towards Bari and continue on the A30 towards Salerno. To users traveling on the A1, coming from Naples towards Rome, it is recommended to exit at Caserta Sud, follow the directions to Maddaloni, continue on the SS700 in the direction of Capua/Santa Maria Capua Vetere and re-enter the A1 at the Santa Maria Capua Vetere station. For users traveling on the A16, coming from Bari towards Rome, it is recommended to exit at the Benevento station, travel on the SS 372 Telesina and re-enter the A1 at the Caianello station. Fourth Day of Stop in Ports in Sicily Fourth day of stop for the Sicilian transporters committee in the ports of the island. No blockage for fruit and vegetables, in transit through the Strait of Messina. "The Cts is not carrying out road blockades or encampments on the connection arteries - explains a note from the road haulers' symbol. The vehicles of the companies adhering to the protest are currently stopped in parking lots, where they will remain until tomorrow, Tuesday, October 20th." The outcome of the imminent meeting in Milan with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Matteo Salvini, is awaited. Stops and Slowdowns on A1 and A30 Slowed or even blocked traffic along motorway nodes, including the A1 and the A30, between Naples North, Caserta Sud (where the road is occupied), Caserta North, but also in Palma Campania, Sarno, Nocera-Pagani. The road haulers' protest started at midnight in the Caianello area and is strongly affecting traffic in Campania.