More than 800 kilometers of accumulated traffic jams were recorded on Saturday on the country’s main roads used by vacationers, according to the Bison Futé website, which had classified the day in red in the direction of departures.
The traffic peak was reached shortly before noon with 818 km of accumulated traffic jams, compared to 623 km last weekend and more than 1,000 a year ago.
The Rhône Valley is the busiest as usual, with around 120km of traffic jams on the A7 motorway alone between south Lyon and Orange (Vaucluse). On the A9 in Languedoc towards Spain, motorists have to wait almost 70 km.
The A10 connecting the Paris region with Bordeaux is also heavily congested, among the most affected axes.
Traffic is still expected to be heavy on Sunday in the return direction.
Source: BFM TV
