The closure of the portion of highway 13 (A13) which connects the A86 in Vaucresson (Hauts-de-Seine) to the Porte de Saint-Cloud, west of Paris, is extended until further notice, according to a press release published Friday April 26 evening by the prefecture.
After the discovery of a “transverse crack” in the Saint-Cloud sector, the highway was closed for safety reasons on this part, in both directions, on the evening of April 18 until, initially, Tuesday, April 30 inclusive. “Backfilling work was carried out last weekend as the first safety measures. (…) However, very weak ground movements were observed,” explains the press release. “It therefore appears necessary to continue the investigations initiated and to carry out additional analyses,” adds the text.
“A meeting of experts will take place on Monday April 29 to take a complete stock of the situation and specify the reopening timetable”it is specified.
Alternative routes
The A13 connects Paris to Caen, in Normandy, via the south of Rouen. It is particularly used by Parisians wishing to go to the Normandy coast. The Société des Autoroutes du Nord et de l’Est de la France (Sanef) operates this motorway, except between Paris and Orgeval (Yvelines), where the manager is the French State, represented by the Ile-de Roads Department. -France (Dirif). The authorities and the Dirif have invited motorists to use alternative routes, in particular via the A12, the N 12 and the N 118, to avoid this passage:
- To reach Paris from Rocquencourt (Yvelines), take the A12 and the N 12 towards Versailles, then towards Paris via Porte de Saint-Cloud (N 118);
- To reach Paris from Bois-d’Arcy (Yvelines), take the N 12 towards Versailles, then towards Paris via the Porte de Saint-Cloud (N 118);
All users are also strongly advised to avoid the closed sector and to favor alternative routes as far upstream as possible (A15 or A86).
