The worst day of summer to hit the road.

More than 846 km of traffic jams and slowdowns were recorded this Saturday at the end of the morning by Bison Futé over the whole of France.

A day classified black in the direction of departures, on the occasion of the traditional crossover between July and Augustians.

Peak traffic was expected between noon and 1 p.m.

The main disruptions concerned the A7 southbound, on which around 11:30 am nearly 95 km of traffic jams and slowdowns were recorded in the Drôme.

The journey time between the south of Lyon and Orange was 5:30 instead of 1 hour 40 minutes, with "increasingly dense traffic," said Vinci Autoroutes, which manages the Autoroute du Soleil.

Slowdowns near Spain

On the A10, holidaymakers were also tested, taking 4:20 instead of 2:30 from Paris to Poitiers, and 4:10, two hours more than normal, to reach Bordeaux from the capital of Poitiers, the same source said. .

By mid-morning, more than 164 kilometers of disturbances were recorded by Bison Futé.

Always along the coast, towards the Spanish border, motorists were to encounter slowdowns, extending their journey by about thirty minutes over the usual two hours.

On the A75, known as “La Méridienne”, which links Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers in the extension of the A71, Bison Fûté still noted more than 87 kilometers of traffic jams in the middle of the morning in the Hérault.

Sunday classified orange

There were other difficulties on the Mediterranean rim but less important than in the Rhône Valley to go to Narbonne, whether by the A9 from Orange or the A61 from Toulouse, with an additional hour on time. usual, as well as between Orange and Nice on the A8 with around thirty additional minutes, according to Vinci Autoroutes.

In terms of the returns, Vinci did not notice any major difficulties except on the A7, where it took an hour longer to reach Lyon from Orange (2h40 instead of 1h40).

Friday afternoon, holidaymakers had anticipated their departures on the road where more than 1,000 km of cumulative traffic jams were recorded across the country.

Sunday was classified orange by Bison Futé.

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