A heavy goods vehicle jackknifed this Monday, October 14, near the Pays du Gier area, causing the A47 in the direction of Lyon to be cut off.
Updated at 12:10 p.m.
The Loire prefecture announces repair work on the central reservation. They will be led between 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.. During this window, traffic will only be on the right lanein each direction.
Updated at 11:30 a.m.
La circulation a repeated on all lanes on the A47in both directions.
Traffic jams have also eased in the sector.
Updated at 9:50 a.m.
The highway has reopened towards Lyonnear Saint-Chamond. Traffic resumed in the right lane only.
This is also the case in the direction of Saint-Étienne, the expressway remains neutralized.
Significant traffic jams are still present for several kilometers in both directions, it is advised to avoid the area.
The prefecture specifies that it is a material accident, no injuries have been reported.
Original article
Complicated start to the week on the roads.
A heavy goods vehicle accident caused great difficulties this Monday on theA47. The vehicle flipped and hit the central reservation near the Pays du Gier area, at Saint-Chamond.
The crossing of Saint-Chamond saturated
Consequence: the highway is cut towards Lyonwith big slowdowns upstream.
Debris also landed on the tracks in the other direction. A 4 km traffic jam was thus formed in the direction of Saint-Étienne.
Note that the secondary axes are saturated in the area, notably the crossing of Saint-Chamond.
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