Good news for some, bad news for others. While the holidays are coming to an end for zone C, zone A begins its spring break this Friday, April 19. Zone B is entering its second week. As a direct consequence, the roads of France will be busy this weekend, and particularly on Saturday, due to back and forth traffic. Le Figaro takes stock of the situation.
This Friday is classified orange by the Bison Futé site, but only in the south-east of the country, on the Mediterranean arc. In this context, the road forecast site advises “to avoid the A7 motorway between Marseille and Orange from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., the A8 motorway between Italy and Le Luc from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., the A54 motorway between Arles and Nîmes from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the A57 motorway between Le Luc and Toulon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Note the closure of the A13 motorway, which connects the capital to Rouen and Caen, in both directions of traffic between Paris and Vaucresson, at the interchange with the A86, since the beginning of the morning. An event which could cause some chaos to reach Normandy.
On the other hand, Saturday will be much busier on the roads. Traffic difficulties are expected in the Rhône valley, classified orange in the direction of departures and returns. Ditto in Île-de-France, which classifies the region in orange in the direction of returns. According to the traffic forecasting body, “returns from holidays added to Saturday afternoon activity could cause traffic difficulties between mid-afternoon and early evening”. To avoid this influx, it is recommended to avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. And in the direction of returns, to reach or cross Île-de-France before the beginning of the afternoon and to avoid the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
And Sunday ? Although the situation will gradually return to green, the forecast site nevertheless calls for caution. “In the direction of returns to Île-de-France, between the middle of the afternoon and the end of the evening, traffic difficulties could in particular be caused on the A10 and A6 motorways, with heavier traffic at toll gates. The A13 motorway could also experience traffic difficulties between mid-afternoon and late evening. For the only region to be classified in orange in the direction of returns, Île-de-France, the site instructs motorists to reach or cross it before 2 p.m.
