Illustration of snowfall, cold and ice on the roads, here February 10, 2021, near Rennes.

Here a closed road.

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C. Allain / 20 Minutes

The measures announced could be reinforced over the hours depending on the evolution of the weather.

This Friday, the prefect of Auvergne Rhône-Alpes decided to ban the circulation of heavy goods vehicles of more than 7.5 tonnes and to limit the speed of light vehicles on several axes, due to the heavy snowfall expected from this afternoon and until the middle of the night.

In the greater region, ten of the twelve departments are classified in orange vigilance by Météo-France.

Snow is expected in Rhône-Alpes, up to 15 centimeters thick on the plain, and ice in Auvergne.

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The prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, P.MAILHOS, issued a decree implementing restrictive measures on many road axes, from Auvergne to the Lyonnais mountains


➡️ prohibition + 7.5T 🚛


🚛 speed limited to 70 km / h 🚗 pic.twitter.com/8oKZYvhJo3

- Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Rhône region (@prefetrhone) February 12, 2021

“The risk of freezing on the ground led the Prefect to activate the measures to ban the movement of heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes and to limit the speed of light vehicles to 70 km / h on many roads from the Auvergne part, from the limit of the departments of the west and south-west zones, to the mountains of Lyonnais and Givors ”, indicate the services.

These measures are in force on the A71 in the departments of Allier and Puy-de-Dôme in both directions, the RN7 in the department of Allier, south of Moulins, and in the departments of Loire and the Rhône in both directions.

The RN79 in the Allier, the A89, the A75, the A72 and the RN88 are also concerned.

Just like the A47 between Lyon and Saint-Etienne, in both directions of traffic. 

Motorists invited to limit their trips

"Snowfall with amounts of up to 15 cm is also expected in the afternoon in the Lyon region and north of the Rhône Valley on the A46 and A7 motorways," warns Vinci Autoroutes.

On these axes, other traffic ban measures could be taken if the situation so requires.

Motorists are advised to be extremely careful and limit their movements.

The authorities strongly recommend postponing the vacation departures scheduled for Friday.

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