Managing Director of the ATOSCA A69 Concession Martial Gerlinger (L) speaks to the media at an intersection of the A69 motorway on the day of its' reopening near Puylaurens, southern France on November 6, 2026. The A69 ToulouseCastres motorway is due to open on November 6, 2026, the motorway concessionaire Atosca announced on the evening of November 5, 2026, against a backdrop of recurring controversy over toll charges that are among the highest in France. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP via Getty Images)