For the latest big returns February vacation Zone C (Paris, Toulouse), traffic could be very difficult this weekend on the roads. Thirteen departments were placed on orange alert, some for snow-ice avalanche in the Alps with heavy snowfalls, others to snow Ile-de-France where the first flakes began to fall overnight.
Meanwhile, Bison Smart placed the orange day for returns in the Ile-de-France and in the direction of departures and returns Rhône-Alpes region
In Ile-de-France
If Météo France provides for the end of the event to 13 hours on Saturday, we have to be very careful on the roads. “It’s snowing on the north of the Ile-de-France,” warned the Meteorological Agency. Thus, in Trappes (Yvelines), the floor was covered this morning to two centimeters of snow. In Ile-de-France, “precipitation has been a continuing form of sleet or snow alone,” said Meteo France. This snow “hold the ground temporarily. The layer will reach 1 to 3 cm, 5 cm locally but there should not be any ice. “
On the N 20 in Bazainville (Yvelines)
traffic, because of this orange alert up to 12 hours, speeds are limited to 80 kmh. Overtaking is prohibited for vehicles over 3.5 t and for transport of hazardous materials. In addition, traffic is prohibited on the N118 for articulated vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes and for transport of hazardous materials. The police department has placed the Ile-de-France at two levels of snow level, which means a system of “deep sleep” and salting main roads.
The alert concerns the Maritime Alps, Isere, Savoie and Haute-Savoie. “The disruption is very active in the east. It snows in Savoie, Haute Savoie and Isère “said Météo France. The current disruption gives snow above 400 meters in the Alps but can go lower in some sectors. We expect snow in plain Annecy. Isere, Savoie and Haute Savoie are placed in amber alert. A lull is expected in late morning until late afternoon on the Alps. We expect up to 10 centimeters of snow on the access to the tunnel of Mont Blanc and Frejus.
From 12 hours, the snowfall in Annecy and Chambery should stop. Precipitation will resume in the form of showers in the evening on Saturday as snow 900 meters at first then the limit will drop to 700 meters. In early night, lowering altitude is all in the east of North / Drome Savoie Annecy. Traffic monitoring emphasizes the need to have special equipment (Chains, snow tires …) to leave and join the ski resorts. Faced with the foreseeable difficulties, trucks were banned to traffic for the day.
Areas forbidden to lorries
- A40 motorway between Geneva and Macon
- A40 motorway between Geneva and Italy
- Motorway A41 between Chambery and Geneva
- Motorway A43 between Lyon and Chambéry
- Motorways A48, A49 and A41S in the Grenoble area
- A43 motorway between Chambéry and Italy
In Haute-Savoie, the access road to the Col des Montets (RD1506) is closed to all vehicles for avalanche risk indefinitely. This road of the small resort of Casterino and Tenda had already been cut off Monday because of an avalanche.
Salting the attention. The entire floor on the A43 is concerned, causing traffic restrictions
- Tunnel of Dullin: expressway neutralization in both directions.
- Tunnel of the Thorn: neutralization of the freeway in the direction Chambéry / Lyon.
A410
- St Martin / Scentrier: delicate related traffic snowfall RN85
access to Isola 2000 new coupe. The access road to the ski resort of Isola 2000 in the Alpes-Maritimes is cut from midnight “because of weather conditions,” said the prefecture. In addition, the cell phone network does not pass in the station where 40 to 50 centimeters fell overnight. Nearly 2,000 travelers were stranded at the station. The city hall considers reopening the RD97 in the late morning.
High risk of avalanches in ski resorts
For those staying at resorts, Météo France issues alert on the “strong” risk of avalanches on the mountains of Savoy, Haute-Savoie and Alpes-Maritimes. Risks are 4 out of 5 and obviously off-piste skiing is widely recommended. “In the Mercantour (Alpes-Maritimes), expected snowfall will be very heavy with a meter in 12 hours above 1800 meters. Spontaneous departures of large avalanches are possible Saturday morning “
Abundant in Puy Saint Vincent snowfall (Hautes Alpes)
INTERACTIVE. How are avalanches
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