Bison Futé: already traffic jams Tuesday evening, times and roads to avoid before the big weekend

BISON FUTÉ. The long Ascension weekend, with Wednesday May 8 in addition, promised numerous traffic jams on the road. They are already there. present this Tuesday at the end of the day.

Green, orange, red and even black, the entire Bison Futé will go there à on the occasion of the great Ascension weekend, marked by two consecutive public holidays, Wednesday May 8 and Thursday May 9. The difficulties began on the roads from Tuesday morning, but Bison Fut&eac; had been right about a surge in traffic before mid-afternoon. In the Paris region, 200 kilometers of cumulative traffic jams were observed from 4 p.m., before the expected peak and the conjunction of journeys ;quot;work-home" with those of long weekend departures.

This Tuesday, May 7, was thus a day classified as red. throughout France in the direction of departures. Bison Futé alert on the difficulties anticipated for journeys leaving from the Paris region towards Normandy. Continued à a crack in the roadway, the A13 motorway remains closed until now. traffic between Paris and Vaucresson and it is therefore advisable to for motorists wishing to reach Normandy to take the A14, the A15 or the N12. In the provinces, many difficulties were also expected, particularly on the A31 to and from Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands , in the Rhône corridor particularly on the A7 motorway, on the Atlantic facade with the'A11 and the'A63& nbsp;and from Toulouse on the A61 and A62.

For Wednesday, Bison Futé sees orange in the direction of departures to France. Traffic will be heavy from the start of the morning around Paris, via the A6 and the A10 and will increase throughout the morning , also causing difficulties on the N104 and N118. It is therefore rather recommended to use advance or postpone your departure. In the provinces, the agency warns of expected slowdowns on the A7, A9, A10, A13 motorways but also on the N205 which leads to the Mont-Blanc tunnel.

Concerning the rest of the weekend, here are the forecasts from Bison Futé for the entire period:

• Tuesday May 7, 2024: red in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
• Wednesday May 8, 2024: orange in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
• Thursday May 9, 2024: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
• Friday May 10, 2024: green in the direction of departures, green in the direction of returns.
• Saturday May 11, 2024: green in the direction of departures, orange in the direction of returns.
• Sunday May 12, 2024: green in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns and even black over the entire north-western part (Hauts de France, Normandy, Center, Pays de la Loire, Brittany).