Traffic: after a week in the sun, the weekend will go from red to black until Sunday evening

The traffic jams will continue until Sunday evening. Midi Libre – MICHAEL ESDOURRUBAILH

The returns after the May 8 and Ascension Bridge will make the roads and motorways throughout the country extremely complicated to use throughout the weekend. Here are some tips to help you navigate through traffic jams that are expected to proliferate for 48 hours.

It's a return weekend which promises to be difficult according to Bison futé, on the main roads, after a week marked by the May 8 bridge and the May 8 bridge. #39;Ascension, which saw many departures towards the coast throughout the country. From this Saturday, May 11, in the direction of returns, congestion is expected on the A7 motorway in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, on the Mediterranean Arc and the A8 and A9 motorways,  and to the northern borders (A25), where difficulties will extend from late morning until mid-evening.

Hardships until late in the evening

In Île-de-France, traffic will be heavy from late morning on the A10 and A6 motorways. Traffic difficulties will be experienced throughout the afternoon and until late in the evening (mainly on the A10). Please also note that the A13 motorway should be reopened this Saturday, May 11 in the Normandy – Paris direction.

Here are some tips to prevent your trip from turning into a nightmare: reach or cross Île-de-France before 3 p.m., avoid the A25 motorway, between Socx and Lille, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., avoid the A7 motorway, between Orange and Lyon, between 1 p.m. and 8 p.m., avoid the A8 motorway, between Aix-en-Provence and Nice, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., avoid the A9 motorway, between the ;rsquo;Spain and Narbonne, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m., avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

A Sunday in Red and Black

Sunday, the situation will be even more difficult, since the day is classified red at the national level and black in the Grand-Est and the North in the direction of returns. Traffic will be very complicated. Generally speaking, returns to large cities will generate traffic jams and slowdowns on all major routes in the country. The most significant difficulties are expected on the Atlantic coast (N165), in the Normandy region (A84 and A13), in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (A7, N205) and on the routes serving the Mediterranean coast (A9, A61). They will be present from mid-morning and will last until very late in the evening. In Île-de-France, from late morning, traffic will be heavy on the A10, A6 and A13 motorways. These traffic difficulties will be recorded throughout the afternoon and until late in the evening (mainly on the A10).

Advice but which may be complicated to apply

Here is the advice to try to limit delays and traffic jams this Sunday, May 12: reach or cross Île-de-France before 12 p.m., avoid the highway A25, between Socx and Lille, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., avoid the A13 motorway, between Caen and Paris, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., avoid the A11 motorway, between Angers and Le Mans from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., avoid the national road N157 and the A81 motorway, between Rennes and Le Mans from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m., avoid the national road N165, between Quimper and Nantes, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., avoid the A10 motorway, between Niort and Poitiers, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., avoid the A7 motorway between Salon-de-Provence and Orange from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and between Orange and Lyon, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., avoid the A9 motorway between Spain and Narbonne from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and between Montpellier and Orange, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., avoid the A61 motorway between Narbonne and Toulouse, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., avoid the Mont-Blanc tunnel (N205), between Italy and France, from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.