Ile-de-France region: Level 2 of the Snow and Ice Plan is activated in Seine-et-Marne

Be careful while driving. Given the snowfall forecast for Thursday, November 21, 2024, level 2 of the Snow and Ice Plan in Ile-de-France has just been activated. As of Thursday November 21, 2024, restrictive traffic measures are taken (from 11 a.m.), and those until the weather conditions improve on the entire road network of the department.

A plan that includes several points:

• Speed ​​reduction of 20km/h on all axes of the road network of the department of Seine-et-Marne.
• Prohibition of overtaking maneuvers for goods transport vehicles whose total authorized weight (GVW) is greater than 7.5 tonnes.
• Prohibition of overtaking maneuvers for vehicles transporting dangerous materials (whatever the GVWR).

Faced with falling temperatures, state services are mobilizing to offer more accommodation to the most vulnerable. The weather forecast announces the arrival of a cold snap with negative temperatures felt day and night. In order to come to help for homeless peoplethe state services of Seine-et-Marne are mobilizing. At the request of Pierre Orythe Prefect of Seine-et-Marne, the Departmental Directorate of Employment, Labor and Solidarity of Seine-et-Marne activates and coordinates a system to strengthen support homeless people.

A system activated from Thursday November 21, 2024. It consists of several points:

• a strengthening of maraudes/social emergency services managed by the Red Cross
• the extension of opening hours and days of day centers
• the opening of 132 additional emergency accommodation places spread across several municipalities in the departmentaimed at families and isolated individuals. The opening of these accommodation capacities is carried out with the assistance of the associations called upon by the State for this winter system.in partnership with the municipalities concerned. The orientation of people in these places is operated by 115.

In this context, it is essential to take care of each other and alert the relevant services in order to help the most vulnerable whose lives may be in danger with negative temperatures. Each citizen is invited to dial 115, or if necessary, 18 (firefighters).