August 15: difficulties on the roads from the Friday before the long weekend

It is a new complicated weekend that is announced on the roads, on the eve of the bridge on August 15. Friday is classified as orange by Bison Futé, whether you are leaving or returning from vacation. Even the day will be red throughout the Mediterranean. The scarlets will tour all of France on Saturday towards the starts before returning to calm for the end of this four-day weekend, for those who close the gap.

Difficulties of Friday, red on the shores of the Mediterranean

Traffic will be heavy on the roads on Friday. Many traffic jams are expected in large cities, in particular on the A10 at the exit from Paris, specifies Bison Futé in his press release. The organization advises leaving or crossing the Parisian region before noon. Bison Futé generally advises avoiding all major roads between 4 pm and Friday afternoon.

The situation will be very complicated, especially in the southeast of the country. The Mediterranean arc is classified in red in the direction of laps this Friday, August 11. Bison Futé advises avoiding the A7 motorway between Lyon and Marseille between 12 noon and 11 p.m. and the A9 between Narbonne and Spain between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Bison Futé also warns of significant difficulties expected on the A8 throughout the day.

A red Saturday in the sense of departures

The bulk of the difficulties will be for the day on Saturday, with a day classified in red in the sense of the starts. The day will also be red in the direction of returns to Brittany, Normandy and the north of the country.

In general, traffic will be complicated everywhere, details Bison Futé in his press release: “The A7, A9, A10, A11, A61, A71 and A75 motorways will be particularly affected.” The organization advises leaving or crossing Ile-de-France before 7 am

In detail, Bison Futé advises to avoid:

• the N165 national road between Quimper and Nantes between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
• the A11 motorway between Nantes and Le Mans between 10:00 and 16:00,
• the A10 motorway between Poitiers and Bordeaux between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
• the A63 motorway between Bayonne and Spain between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.,
• the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange from 5 am to 6 pm,
• the A9 motorway between Montpellier and Spain between 9:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.,
• the A20 motorway between Limoges and Brive between 12 noon and 5 p.m.,
• the A71 motorway between Orléans and Clermont-Ferrand between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m.,
• the A75 motorway between Clermont-Ferrand and Montpellier between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
• the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
• access to Italy through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense between 11 am and 4 pm.

In the sense of returns, the day is classified as orange. Bison Futé advises to avoid Ile-de-France after 2:00 p.m., such as the main axes (A10, A7, A8, A9, A20) at noon.

A very quiet weekend on the roads

As of Sunday the situation will be calmer, except in highly touristic regions. A large part of the southeast, from the Rhone Valley to the Alpine Massif and the Mediterranean, will continue to be ranked orange in the round trip direction. The day will be green for the rest of the country.

Therefore, Bison Futé advises to avoid Ile-de-France and large cities before 9 am, in the direction of departures. Always in the direction of the exits, the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange will be loaded between 10:00 and 19:00, the same for the A61 motorway between Toulouse and Narbonne between 12:00 and 15:00.

In the direction of returns, traffic will be calm in the Paris region until noon. Bison Futé advises, however, to avoid the following axes:

• the A10 motorway between Bordeaux and Saintes from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• the A7 motorway between Orange and Lyon between 12 noon and 9 p.m.
• the A8 motorway between Nice and Aix-en-Provence between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
• the A9 motorway between Montpellier and Orange between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Monday 14 and Tuesday 15 August will be the two days in favor if you want to travel with complete peace of mind. These two days are classified as green throughout France.

Some difficulties Wednesday August 16

Note an orange Wednesday in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the direction of returns. Bison Futé advises avoiding certain major roads in the afternoon, such as the A7 motorways between Orange and Lyon between 12:00 and 20:00 and the A8 between Nice and Aix-en-Provence between 12:00 and 19:00.

“Access to France through the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205) will be dense from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.,” says the organization, which also advises against taking the N165 national road between Quimper and Nantes from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the other side of the country. .