School holidays: difficulties expected on Friday and Saturday on the roads

A second week of vacation begins for some, a first week begins for others. This weekend of April 13 and 14 will mark the continuation of the spring school holidays for Zone C (Academies of Créteil, Montpellier, Paris, Toulouse and Versailles) and the second for Zone A (Besançon, Bordeaux, Clermont- Ferrand, Dijon, Grenoble, Limoges, Lyon and Poitiers).

However, according to Bison Futé, the difficulties linked to these trips will continue to be concentrated in the Ile-de-France region, classified in orange for departures on Friday and Saturday.

Orange Friday in Ile-de-France

On Friday, April 12, Bison Futé expects heavy traffic from late morning in Île-de-France, in particular towards the tolls on the A10 and A6 motorways, as well as on the axes that converge with these motorways.

“In mid-afternoon, the significant increase in traffic and the combination of traffic flows corresponding to journeys between work and home will make traffic difficult until the early afternoon. The A13 motorway could also experience traffic difficulties from early afternoon,” says the traffic forecasting agency.

On this day, Bison Futé recommends leaving or crossing Île-de-France before 12 noon.

Orange Saturday again

Same situation on Saturday, April 13. Leaving Ile-de-France, Bison Futé expects heavy traffic on the A10, A6 motorways and the roads that connect them, from early in the morning.

Traffic is expected to intensify from mid-morning.

“The A13 motorway could also experience traffic difficulties from mid-morning. These difficulties could continue until the early afternoon, due to the combination of still heavy traffic on the main roads and the traffic generated by economic activity on Saturday “Bison specifies. Fute.

Tip for this Saturday: leave or cross Île-de-France before 8 am

Back to green starting Sunday, before next weekend which promises to be even busier on the roads of France. In fact, zone B (Aix-Marseille, Amiens, Caen, Lille, Nancy-Metz, Nantes, Nice, Orléans-Tours, Reims, Rennes, Rouen, Strasbourg) will be added at the end of the holidays for zone C and start of the second week for Zone A.