The first tractors have arrived near the Avellino Ovest motorway toll plaza as part of a national protest against the rising cost of living and higher fuel prices, according to local press reporting.

The mobilization is presented as involving farmers alongside consumers, hauliers and traders. The Committee of Avellino Farmers, led by Roberto Lauro, brought the first agricultural vehicles to the area around the toll plaza.

Trucks expected, full closure anticipated

Organizers expected trucks and other heavy vehicles to join the tractors at Avellino Ovest, according to IrpiniaNews.

The local report anticipated a complete closure of the toll plaza in both directions as the demonstration grew. That closure was described as expected, not as a confirmed outcome.

No exact number of tractors and trucks present is specified in the available reporting. No official traffic-management notice, police statement or verified duration of disruption was available at the time of writing.

A familiar protest route for Irpinia

Avellino and the wider Irpinia area have previously hosted tractor protests connected to fuel costs, agricultural policy and high prices.

In January 2024, ANSA reported that dozens of tractors and other agricultural vehicles occupied Piazza Kennedy in Avellino during a protest over European policies, diesel benefits and high prices. A subsequent demonstration was planned near the Grottaminarda toll plaza on the A16 Napoli–Canosa.

That 2024 precedent does not independently verify the current demonstration at Avellino Ovest, but it places the choice of location in context: a demonstration was previously planned near the Grottaminarda A16 toll plaza.

What drivers should know

For readers travelling in the Avellino area:

  • The affected point is the Avellino Ovest motorway toll plaza. Allow extra time if your route uses this junction.
  • The expected arrival of additional trucks and the predicted full closure in both directions have not been independently confirmed by the sources acquired so far.
  • Check local traffic updates before travelling, as no official diversion plan or timetable for the protest was available in the verified research.

The situation described is an ongoing gathering rather than a concluded event, with further heavy vehicles still awaited at the time of the local report.