This Saturday of the traditional weekend of crossover between July and Augustians on the road had been classified black in the direction of departures by Bison smart. And many motorists are already stuck in traffic jams on the road to vacation, early in the morning.
The regular bulletins of the various motorway companies report a very dense traffic and accordion on several sections, in particular on the A7 between Lyon and Marseille and on the A10 towards Poitiers then between La Rochelle and Bordeaux.
Many of you are on the roads this morning with traffic jams on the A71, A6, A43 for example. The entire Autoroute INFO team is with you for the biggest weekend of the summer. Stay tuned to # AutorouteINFO FM 107.7! #good road
- Autoroute INFO (@AutorouteINFO) August 1, 2020From Lyon to Orange, at 10 am, instead of the usual hour and a half, motorists have to take their troubles patiently for nearly five hours, reports Vinci Autoroute for example. On the other hand, traffic is fluid in the opposite direction on this same route.
#Infotrafic: update on your journey times on the main axes of the #VINCIAutoroutes network at 9am. pic.twitter.com/vnDKXFwYuQ
- VINCI Autoroutes (@VINCIAutoroutes) August 1, 2020Between the Saint-Arnoult and Poitiers toll booth, on the A10, you have to drive for 3h30 instead of 2h30 in normal times.
Peak at 955 km of traffic jams on July 11
Due to the very hot weather expected this Saturday, especially in the center-east of the country, many motorists may have been tempted to get behind the wheel early this Saturday morning, or even in the middle of the night. 13 departments have been placed on orange heat wave alert by Météo France.
🔶 13 deposits in #vigilanceOrange
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Last Saturday, the day was classified red and 621 kilometers of cumulative traffic jams had been identified at the height of the day. We were very far from the peak of 955 km of traffic jams observed a fortnight earlier, on July 11. We will know at midday if the maximum reached this Saturday is higher.