Not surprisingly, this weekend will be (again!) Busy on the roads. Whether you are going on vacation or driving home, the traffic will be heavy. It will even be "very difficult" on certain routes for this weekend of August 15, classified orange by Bison smart.
“Returns to the north will take precedence over departures to the coastal regions. The majority of traffic flows will be from the south of the country to the north, ”summarizes the road information organization in its press release. Throughout the weekend, "traffic will be heavy and very often difficult on the Mediterranean arc between Italy and Spain", in both directions, on the A8, A7, A54 and A9 motorways.
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- Prefect of Vienna (@ Prefet86) August 14, 2020550 police officers deployed
In terms of returns, Friday and Saturday are classified as red on the Mediterranean coast, while on Sunday, the biggest slowdowns are expected in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. For Saturday, Bison futé advises to return to or cross Ile-de-France before 2 p.m., to avoid the Bordeaux-Niort axis between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., the A7 between Marseille and Lyon from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and the A9 between Perpignan and Orange from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. For those who have to take the Mont-Blanc tunnel to get back, the traffic will be very busy from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. and from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. (wait longer than 1 hour) and critical traffic between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. (wait greater than 2 h).
In the direction of the departures, the difficulties will concentrate on Saturday in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and around the Mediterranean with a day classified red. Bison Smart advises to leave or cross the Ile-de-France before 8 h 00. For this crossover weekend, some 550 police officers will be deployed at 117 checkpoints in the Paris area, said the prefecture of Paris police in a press release.
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