You will have to be patient if you hit the road this long weekend. On the occasion of July 14, the forecasts of Bison futé are rather bad. The National Road Information Center sees red in the direction of departures Thursday in the Paris region and Saturday throughout the country. Sunday is also classified red, this time in the direction of returns, in Ile-de-France, while traffic will be difficult (orange) for departures and returns in the rest of the country.
Thursday, many traffic jams are expected to leave the major cities, departures for long weekends and holidays adding to work-home journeys. Traffic will be difficult at the national level, with difficulties expected from the end of the morning. In Ile-de-France, traffic, classified red, will be very dense in the direction of the various toll barriers, in particular on the A6 and A10 motorways, the ring road, the A86 and the A6B, until late in the evening.
The hell of traffic jams in Ile-de-France
Friday, the day is classified orange in the direction of the departures on the north-western quarter of the country, the remainder being in green. The difficulties will be numerous in the metropolises and their outskirts and on the axes in the direction of holiday destinations. In Ile-de-France, the first slowdowns will appear from the start of the morning, in particular on the A10 and will reach their maximum at the end of the morning.
Saturday is classified red in the entire country. In Ile-de-France, the first slowdowns could appear relatively early on the A10 and to a lesser extent on the A6. Soon, the traffic will increase significantly. The A13 should also register difficulties from mid-morning which could last until the beginning of the afternoon. In addition, the Rhône Valley will be very congested for most of the day and traffic on the A7, A63 and A9 motorways as well as the N205 giving access to the Mont-Blanc tunnel will be very difficult.
Sunday is classified orange at the national level in both directions and red in Ile-de-France for returns. In the direction of departures, it will be the A7 which will be the busiest from the beginning of the afternoon until the beginning of the evening. In the return direction, in the Paris region, the traffic expected at the toll gates will be very high, especially on the A10 and A6 motorways, until late in the evening. On the A13, difficulties should be recorded from the middle of the afternoon. The Rhône Valley will also be affected and traffic on the A7 should be severely disrupted from late morning until late in the evening.