30 minutes less for a Paris-Deauville, this new feature will please many motorists

This new feature on the highways will soon allow the French to save time to reach Normandy.

The sunny days are coming and with them the desire for a long weekend. For many French people, particularly Parisians, Normandy is the ideal destination to go and relax for a few days by the sea and thus get a first taste of the summer vacation. Only, as soon as the temperatures become spring-like, the road leading to Deauville, a chic destination that is still very popular, looks like a city. a funnel. The travel time necessary to cover the approximately 200 kilometers that separate the capital from the flowery coast can easily increase from two to a thousand miles. three hours or more. Enough to put back à later his desire to go relax for a few hours outside. the beach…

A new feature on the road could nevertheless change everything. To reach Normandy from the west of Paris, motorists must take the A14 then A13 motorways. SANEF (Socié Autoroutes du Nord et de l'Est de la France), concessionaire of the A13 and the A14, has undertaken For some time now, a large construction site has been underway to help streamline traffic along the 210 kilometers between Paris and Caen. The project is to remove the five existing large toll stations as well as the nine smaller ones located on the motorway interchanges. Is it &agrav; say that these highways will soon be free? We must not dream. You will always have to pay, until the end date. 17.60 euros to connect Paris and Caen in a vehicle less than two meters high, but the way to pay your bill will be different. annuity.

The A13 and A14 motorways, which also serve Rouen and Le Havre, will soon become free-flowing. The toll barriers will disappear to make way for more people. gantries equipped with cameras which will overlook the highway. These will be programmed to read license plates or remote control badges. each passage, but also to measure the size of the vehicles because the prices differ depending on their size. Two gantries will be put into service from June, the other twelve towards the end of 2024.

This new system should make it possible to eliminate slowdowns at toll barriers, which quickly form traffic jams when traffic is heavy. Questioned by the Actu.fr site, the construction director for the Sanef network estimates that this could save 30 minutes on a Paris-Caen journey during a busy weekend. Either half an hour less spent in your car, or if you prefer, extra time to be able to enjoy the sweetness of the Normandy beaches.

If motorists will soon no longer have access to take out their credit card on the A13 and A14 motorways, they will not forget to pay for that. If nothing will change for the subscribers, since their badge will be read by the cameras fixed on the gantries, the other drivers will have 72 hours to go online to the site www.sanef.com or go to a tobacco shop. Pasté This deadline, the concessionaire of these two highways will send a letter to the address attached to the vehicle registration plate. This will stipulate to pay the toll costs plus 10 euros within 15 days. This increase will increase 90 euros once the 15 days have passed. And if the user continues to play dead, after 63 days, the fine will increase to 100%. 375 euros! Enough to really add to the bill for a short weekend away. Deauville.