Very significant traffic flows are expected on the roads of France on the occasion of the Ascension Bridge. (Drawing) – shilin wang / Pixabay
With the lifting of travel restrictions between regions, the arrival of sunny days and the only opportunity to make the bridge in May, the French all seem to have had the same idea: to go green. And it can be felt on the roads. Smart one announces for this weekend of the Ascension “very important traffic flows”. According to the organization, the majority of travelers will go to resorts and coastal areas, located a short or medium distance from home.
“Significant traffic difficulties are therefore expected on the country’s main roads,” indicates Bison futé on its website. Routes from major towns to the nearest beaches will experience heavy traffic, not only at the start and end of the weekend, but also during the other days of the period for day trips if the weather conditions are favorable. favorable. »Traffic difficulties will thus be observed between Paris and Normandy or Brittany but also towards the Center-Val-de-Loire region; between Lyon or Toulouse and the Mediterranean, between Lille and the northern beaches, between Bordeaux and the Aquitaine or Charente coast.
People from Wednesday afternoon
In the direction of the departures these difficulties will appear mainly on Wednesday afternoon. The day is classified orange at the national level. In Île-de-France, traffic will be very dense towards the toll barriers of the A10 and A6 motorways from the end of the morning and, in the afternoon, traffic difficulties are expected on the A13 motorway and the main radials and ring roads converge on the A6 and A10 motorways, until early evening.
Traffic difficulties will continue on Thursday, May 13. In the direction of departures, traffic will be difficult nationally and very difficult in the Auvergne Rhône-Alpes region, particularly on the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange. In Île-de-France, traffic will be very heavy towards the toll barriers on the A10 and A6 motorways and on the A13 motorway, from early morning until mid-afternoon.
A red return
On Sunday May 16, traffic will be very difficult at the national level. The day is classified red in the sense of returns. Traffic will be particularly heavy on the A10, A6 and A13 motorways towards Île-de-France, from mid-morning until late afternoon. The passage times at the toll gates should be relatively long.
For its part, the SNCF provides for nearly a million passengers in its TGV and Intercity trains. 95% of TER and Eight TGV out of 10 on average will be in circulation on the national territory, including 100% on the Atlantic and South-East axes.