The mayor of Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) Éric Fournier asks for the organization of a crisis meeting before the end of the summer.
He is worried about road traffic in the Mont-Blanc tunnel and the "too many traffic jams" recorded during this summer of 2022. and the sub-prefect, reports France 3 Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
He called for the establishment of "means of regulation upstream so as to limit the impact on the territory".
According to the elected official, the absence of "regulatory mechanisms" for heavy goods vehicles is particularly lacking.
Trucks wishing to use the tunnel find themselves immobilized.
An increase in traffic
Éric Fournier would like better use of the Passy storage area and better information for drivers.
The number of vehicles increased by 14% between July 2021 and July 2022 and by 29.5% between June 2021 and June 2022. The mayor also recommended an air analysis assessing the impact of this traffic.
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