Geneva and five neighbouring communes have filed legal challenges against the A412 motorway in Haute-Savoie, fearing a flood of extra traffic through Rive gauche villages once the road opens
The city and the communes of Jussy, Meinier, Presinge and Puplinge argue drivers exiting at Machilly will funnel straight through residential streets, bringing noise and pollution.
Clearance work on the French side began in September and must finish by the end of October under a prefecture permit, with nearly a thousand protesters gathering last weekend near Lake Machilly against the destruction of wetlands.
On 27 September, Geneva voters approved a CHF 39 million credit for France to fund park-and-ride facilities and public transport, aimed at limiting cars entering the canton.
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