SSaturday July 30, a peak of more than 860 km of cumulative traffic jams was recorded shortly before noon, according to Bison Futé, in this great weekend of crossover classified black in the direction of departures and red for the returns. Juillettists and Augustians were slowed down for 862 km around 11:30 a.m. at the national level. This is slightly less than a year ago (880 km). As usual, the traffic is particularly difficult in the Rhône valley on the descent, with more than 150 km of traffic jams.
Towards the south, the Lyon-Orange journey time is 5 h 20 instead of 1 h 30. To the south, the Orange-Lyon journey time is 2 h 20 instead of 1 h 30. improve on the other hand on the A7, compared to the morning, with 49 km of slowdowns, against 141 km around 11 am. Further south, the A9 remains one of the most affected axes, with 85 km of traffic jams. The A10, which connects the Paris region to Bordeaux, is the most congested, with 105 km of traffic jams at the end of the morning.
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Fewer traffic jams on Sunday
Friday had already been classified as red, but there were fewer traffic jams than in 2021, with a peak of 753 kilometers of traffic jams recorded at 5.30 p.m. across the whole territory, compared to more than 1,000 km on Friday July 30, 2021 , thus respecting the trend: since the start of these school holidays, traffic on the motorways has been less important than in 2021 during the same period. Fewer traffic jams are expected on Sunday, a day classified as orange in the direction of departures, but red along the axis of the Rhône. In the direction of the returns, traffic should become more fluid, but slowdowns are expected in the southeast quarter.