fire leads to closure of the A6B in both directions all morning

Bad news for the many motorists who have to hit the road this Friday in Île-de-France: a fire in the Bicêtre tunnel led to the closure of the A6B, south of Paris, authorities said on Thursday night See you Friday. And this, “in both directions of traffic”.

In detail, the axis is closed to traffic between “BP/Porte Italia and A6B/Cachan” And “between A6B/Hay les Roses and BP/Porte Italia”, specifies the Île-de-France Roads Department (Dirif). The administration therefore suggests that users take the A6A instead, “between the exit towards the A6a at Hay les Roses and the Boulevard Périphérique”towards the capital, and “between the Boulevard Périphérique and the access from the D126 to Cachan” in the other direction.

The situation is also not expected to improve immediately: “Damage to the tunnel safety equipment will not allow us to consider reopening the structure and the A6b this morning”, adds the Dirif. The difficulties were due to the fire on a bus, firefighters said Friday morning. One person was slightly injured.

This new incident comes at a time when the A13 motorway is also closed, in both directions, between the ring road and Vaucresson, due to cracks detected in mid-April on the axis. Enough to already complicate traffic in the region, while many motorists must take the road this Friday in this area. Bison futé has thus classified Île-de-France in red, in the direction of departures: “traffic should be heavy towards the various toll gates, particularly on the A6 and A10 motorways. These traffic difficulties could be recorded from the end of the morning, as well as on the ring road, the A86 and A6B motorways.notes the government service.

At 8:30 a.m., more than 170 kilometers of traffic jams were already recorded on regional roads, according to the Sytadin website, a usual level, but increasing. Major traffic jams were visible south of Paris.