A fire involving a car occurred yesterday, Sunday December 22 around 6 p.m. on the A50 motorway near La Ciotat.
This event caused significant damage requiring the closure of the La Ciotat toll barrier towards Toulon and Marseille. In the direction of Toulon, traffic is restored.
Monday December 23, 2024 – 8:25 a.m. – Situation update
A50 – Traffic restored at the La Ciotat toll barrier, towards Toulon following a car fire
A fire involving a car occurred yesterday, Sunday December 22 around 6 p.m. on the A50 motorway near La Ciotat. This event caused significant damage requiring the closure of the La Ciotat toll barrier towards Toulon and Marseille. In the direction of Toulon, traffic is restored.
VINCI Autoroutes teams are still mobilized to quickly carry out repairs to the toll barrier in order to restore normal traffic conditions as quickly as possible.
Consequently, the following measures remain in place towards Marseille to circumvent the difficulty:
• Mandatory exit at La Ciotat (n°9) and resuming the A50 motorway at La Ciotat (n°9)
This incident is causing further disruption to traffic in the direction of Marseille in the La Ciotat sector. In the direction of Toulon, traffic is restored. VINCI Autoroutes recommends that you obtain detailed information before traveling in this sector.
For the record:
A50 – Cutoff of the motorway at the La Ciotat toll gate, in the direction of Toulon and Aix-en-Provence following a car fire
A fire involving a car occurred today around 6 p.m. on the A50 motorway near La Ciotat. This controlled event caused significant damage requiring the closure of the La Ciotat toll barrier. VINCI Autoroutes teams are mobilized to carry out repairs to the toll barrier in order to restore normal traffic conditions as quickly as possible.
Consequently, the following measures were put in place from 8 p.m. towards Aix-en-Provence and Toulon to get around the difficulty:
• Mandatory exit to La Ciotat (n°9)
This event caused disruptions to traffic in the direction of Aix-en-Provence and Toulon in the La Ciotat sector. VINCI Autoroutes recommends that you be well informed before traveling in this sector.
A system to inform customers in real time:
• Radio VINCI Autoroutes (107.7) and its application
• 3605, customer service 24/7 (free service + call price)
• The free Ulys application: real-time traffic
• The website www.vinci-autoroutes.com
• X accounts (formerly Twitter): @VINCIAutoroutes.
