Completely silted up, this road in Brittany closed to traffic

We could build castles there. In Saint-Coulomb, halfway between Saint-Malo and Cancale (Ille-et-Vilaine), a coastal road was completely covered in sand. The author of this sudden silting up has a name: Gérard. This storm, which raged on Sunday and Monday, generated violent winds at more than 110 km/h on the northern coast of Brittany. Consequence: part of the beach of the charming cove of Guesclin has moved on the bitumen of the coastal road.

Described as “dangerous”, especially for two wheels, the departmental 201 is therefore temporarily closed to traffic, warns the departmental council of Ille-et-Vilaine. The measure will be effective until Thursday, January 19 in the morning, the time for the technical services to intervene. A detour has been set up.

The departmental road 201 will be closed until January 19, the time for the technical teams to remove the sand. – CD35

This phenomenon of silting up is particularly worrying as it has tended to increase in recent years. “Recent studies on the evolution of the coastline and on the prospects for climate change show that the dune is receding on average by one meter every five years, recalls the department, which even alerts the inhabitants. In some places this movement is stronger and reaches one meter per year. »

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