The first weekend of July already promises to be quite busy on the roads. If the summer school holidays do not start until Friday, July 7, Bison Futé has classified Friday as orange throughout France and red in Île-de-France.
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“This period, located outside the school holidays in France, is affected by significant migratory flows in the main axes of the country. It is mainly the French, not subject to school obligations, who take their vacations from the beginning of the summer to take advantage of less frequentation but also foreign tourists from neighboring countries, “says the traffic forecast agency.
Heavy traffic is expected towards the toll booths of the A10 and A7 motorways, where the first slowdowns could be registered from late morning and especially in the afternoon. In the ring road and province, the A6 and A50 motorways will also be affected by these difficulties.
After mid-afternoon, the combination of work-residence trips and weekend outings, which are numerous during this period, could make movement very difficult until late at night..
Under these conditions, Bison Futé recommends leaving or crossing Île-de-France and the main cities before noon. And if possible, avoid the A31 motorway to Luxembourg between 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m., the A10 motorway near Bordeaux between 12:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m., the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Spain between 5:00 p.m., the A7 between Lyon and Marseille between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and the A50 motorway between Marseille and Toulon from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Access to Italy through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
An orange Saturday in Ile-de-France
Outages are expected to continue on Saturday, July 1, mainly in Ile-de-France. The region is classified in orange, which means a risk of difficult traffic, in the direction of the exits.
Bison Futé recommends leaving or crossing Ile-de-France before 8 am
Source: BFM TV
