A peak of almost 800 km of accumulated traffic jams was recorded this Saturday on the country’s main roads used by vacationers, according to the Bison Futé website, which had classified the black day along the Rhône in the direction of departures.
The situation “conforms to forecasts”, indicates Bison Futé, who recalls that this Saturday is classified as red at the national level and black in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in the direction of departures, orange at the national level and red in the Mediterranean Arc in the direction of return.
Recorded at 12:15 p.m., the peak of 789 kilometers is, however, lower than that recorded a year ago (930 kilometers).
As expected, traffic was very heavy from the morning in the Rhône Valley, where more than a hundred kilometers of traffic jams were recorded by midday on the A7, particularly in the north-south direction between Lyon and Marseille.
4h25 to do Lyon – Orange
“Traffic is extremely congested on the descent of more than 90 km in the Rhône Valley,” warns Bison Futé.
At the end of the morning, the traffic time between Lyon and Orange was estimated at 4h25 instead of 1h35 in normal time, according to Vinci Autoroutes.
Via the A10, also very busy, it took almost 8 hours, or more than 3 additional hours, to get to Bordeaux from Paris.
Sunday should be quieter.
The A9 also accumulated more than 100 kilometers of traffic jams in the middle of the day with a high density of traffic in both directions between Avignon and Spain.
Sunday should be a calmer day, with “usual” traffic, barring some difficulties in the Rhône Valley towards the sea “throughout the day”, according to Bison Futé.
Since the start of the school holidays, motorway traffic has been less important than in 2021 during the same period. On the weekend of July 16-17, 800 km of traffic jams were recorded at peak traffic, while last year they had exceeded 1,000 km.
Source: BFM TV
