The departure for some, for others the return from vacation, in times of coronavirus and heat peaks. The icing on the cake, on the roads, vacationers will experience slowdowns. In its forecasts for this weekend of August 7 to 9, Bison Smart identifies for this Friday some axes where traffic will be "difficult", even "very difficult", and classifies the south-eastern France in orange, in the direction of departures as well as returns. Saturday, the day is even classified black for departures and red for arrivals.
For holidaymakers who are getting ready to hit the road and reach their holiday resort this Friday, the organization advises "to leave or cross Ile-de-France before 7 am", to avoid "the A10 motorway. between Tours and Bordeaux from 12 noon to 7 pm ”, or the A7“ between Salon-de-Provence and Marseille, from 10 am to 8 pm ”. The same applies to the A9 between Orange and Narbonne, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Slowdowns in the Mont-Blanc tunnel
Another tip from Bison Smart for this Friday: "Access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 10 am to 6 pm". With a wait of more than 30 minutes. In the other direction, it can even reach the time between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. For holidaymakers returning home, it is advisable to avoid the A10 “on the outskirts of Île-de-France between 2 pm and 7 pm”, as well as the A1 between Orange and Lyon at the same times and 'A10 between Narbonne and Nîmes from 11 am to 7 pm.
Saturday, for departing tourists, Bison futé recommends crossing the Saint-Arnoult toll gate on the A10 before 6 a.m. or after 2 p.m. With axes to avoid: the A10 between Tours and Bordeaux, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., the A7 between Lyon and Orange from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., the A9 between Orange and Narbonne, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. the A61 between Toulouse and Narbonne from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the A43 between Lyon and Chambéry from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. As for this Friday, access to Italy via the Mont-Blanc tunnel will be dense on Saturday between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., with more than 30 minutes of waiting.
Advice also, for motorists returning home this Saturday. It is recommended that they return to Île-de-France via the A10 before 2 p.m. Bison futé also advocates avoiding the A10 between Bordeaux and Poitiers from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the A7 between Orange and Lyon from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Same point of slowdowns in the Mont-Blanc tunnel. The traffic "will be dense, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. (waiting longer than 30 minutes) and very dense between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. (waiting longer than 1 hour)", details the forecasting body. traffic.
Sunday should be similar to Friday: classified green except in the south of France, in the direction of returns and arrivals, where it appears in orange.
