SNOW – Traffic, power cuts, transport: the situation in Eure and Seine-Maritime, this Friday

THE departments of Eure and Seine-Maritime are placed on orange snow and ice alert by Météo France this Friday. The authorities took measures due to traffic difficulties.

No trains running

Rail traffic is suspended on all lines of the Nomad train network this Friday, November 22 morning. As soon as there is a lull, reconnaissance trains will run, to ensure that there are no obstacles on the tracks, before any resumption of traffic. In the event of the presence of trees and branches, the SNCF Réseau teams of lumberjacks present on board these trains will be responsible for clearing the tracks. The normal resumption of traffic, scheduled for Friday November 22 at 12 p.m., will depend on the impacts of the storm on the tracks.

In Eure

• All movement of trucks over 7.5 tonnes is prohibited until further notice
• 700 trucks are stored on the A28, the N154, the N12 and in Écouis on the RD 6014. Patrols from Civil Protection and the Red Cross were engaged in the evening to resupply drivers.
• School transport is suspended
• This Thursday evening, 11,500 homes were without electricity in Eure
• This Thursday, 13 people were slightly injured due to the snow, including 12 following road accidents.

In Seine-Maritime

• All movement of trucks over 7.5 tonnes is prohibited until further notice
• School transport is suspended
• This Thursday evening, 2,000 homes were without electricity in Eure
• This Thursday, Seine-Maritime firefighters carried out around fifteen interventions because of the snow, 11 people were slightly injured in accidents or falls.