After a weekend of August 15 already marked by heavy road traffic, accumulating nearly 1,000 kilometers of traffic jams in the direction of the returns, this Saturday August 21 is on the same dynamic, in particular on the Mediterranean arc and the Auvergne region. Rhône-Alpes.
At midday, the peak of traffic was 838 kilometers of disturbances, in particular on the A7 motorway in the South-North direction, according to information provided by Bison Futé. On this route, the Drôme was specifically impacted with more than 131 kilometers of cumulative traffic jams.
To get to Bordeaux from Spain, it took at least two additional hours on the A63 and more than an hour to reach Poitiers from the Gironde city via the A10. According to Vinci Autoroutes, the Orange-Lyon journey time was extended by one hour in both directions.
Many of you will be on the road this weekend especially Saturday, classified by #Smart one in the direction of returns.
For your #security, the police are mobilized to enforce the Highway Code.
Be careful on the roads ! pic.twitter.com/70NakFssdk
– Prefect of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Rhône region (@prefetrhone) August 20, 2021
Finally, thirty minutes of additional journey are also expected to reach Toulouse from the Aude by taking the A61, as well as on the Mediterranean coast between Orange and Narbonne. In total, Bison Futé recorded around sixty kilometers of cumulative slowdowns in the Vienne after 11:30 am. The situation calmed down around 1:40 p.m. across France, with 514 kilometers of traffic jams.
The traffic is classified orange, that is to say difficult, on the whole of the French territory in the direction of the returns Sunday August 22, with red zones where the circulation will be very complicated, namely in the south-east and in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes .