The end of the winter holidays has in turn come for zone A, which will force many holidaymakers to take the return route, while the celebrations continue for another week for zone B. The roads are going a new way times be busy this weekend, whether to leave or to return home after the school holidays.
“This weekend also marks the second week of the Carnival holidays in Belgium.
Thus, on Saturday all day, particularly intense traffic difficulties are expected between the northern borders and on the routes serving winter sports resorts in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region,” notes Bison futé in its forecasts.
Be careful on the eastern half of the country in the direction of departures
Almost the entire eastern half of France is classified as orange alert for Friday
in
the direction of departures: the Grand Est, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions will be the most busy, while the rest of the country is green.
In terms of returns, nothing to report either, Bison futé sees green across the whole of France.
ℹ️#InfoTrafic 4th #weekend #holidays #winter#Departures:
🟧Difficult Burgundy-East and Rhône-Alpes-Auvergne (RAA) 01/03
🟧Difficult National, 🟥Very difficult Burgundy-East and RAA 02/03#Returns:
🟧Difficult RAA 02/03
Forecast➡️https://t.co/TKDTbM2scS
Be careful.🛣️🚗 pic.twitter.com/NPje86HAVl
— Bison Futé (@BisonFute_MT) February 27, 2024
But
on Saturday
, the situation will become complicated in the direction of departures with these same three regions Grand Est, Burgundy-Franche-Comté and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes which will be classified red for the day, with orange vigilance for the rest of the country.
“The routes towards the mountain ranges will be very congested throughout the day,” insists Bison futé.
In terms of returns, the situation will be less critical for Saturday, since only the Auvergne - Rhône-Alpes region is classified orange.
The other French regions are green.
No disruptions are to be reported for
Sunday,
whatever the direction of traffic.
Roads to avoid according to Bison futé
To avoid long hours of traffic jams, Bison futé advises you to avoid certain sectors where traffic could be particularly dense on Friday in the direction of departures, starting with the
A31
between France and Luxembourg from 4 p.m. at 8 p.m. in the Grand Est.
The biggest difficulties, however, will be in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, so be sure to avoid the
A43
between Lyon and Modane from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., the
A46
and the
N346
for the eastern bypass of Lyon from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. and finally the
N85
between Grenoble and Gap from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
If you take the road on Saturday in the direction of departures, the difficulties will be concentrated around five axes:
the
A10
near Bordeaux from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the
A6
between Auxerre and Lyon from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., the
A43
between Lyon and Modane from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., the
A8
between Fréjus and Italy from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the
A40
, between Mâcon and Annemasse from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and between Annemasse and Passy from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
In the direction of returns this Saturday, make sure to be vigilant on the
A40
between Passy and Mâcon from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on the
A43
, between Modane and Chambéry from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., and between Chambéry and Lyon from 9 p.m. hours to 6 p.m.
These two routes are highly likely to be saturated due to the influx of motorists.