This Saturday, December 28 was classified orange in the direction of departures. During this cross-country weekend, slowdowns are increasing at winter sports resorts, particularly on the A 43 motorway in Isère and Savoie.
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You have to be patient if you want to reach the winter sports resorts of the Northern Alps. Since this morning, the departments of Isère, Savoie and Haute-Savoie have experienced significant disruptions on the roads.
During this cross-country weekend of school holidays, Bison Futé had classified this Saturday, December 28 in orange in the direction of departures in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. An orange day which turns red in certain areas.
Since early this morning, several roads in Savoie have been congested, notably the A 43 motorway. Over the hours, traffic has increased in the direction of departures towards the winter sports resorts.
Significant slowdowns are expected at the Epine tunnel and La Motte-Servolex as far as the Chambéry urban expressway. Another paralyzed sector: between Montmélian and Chateauneuf towards the Maurienne and Tarentaise valleys.
At midday, Bison Futé recorded more than 60 kilometers of cumulative traffic jams on the A 43 motorway in Savoie but also in Isère. If you are traveling in the Lyon-Modane direction, several sections are at a standstill.
In particular, you will have to allow around half an hour to connect Villefontaine and Ruy. Traffic moves at very low speed for around fifteen kilometers. A little further, you will also have to be patient between Saint-Clair-de-la-Tour and Chimilin.
In the Grenoble metropolis, traffic is also dense. Traffic is saturated on several kilometers of the A 480 motorway as well as towards the Oisans resorts. Nearly 4 kilometers of traffic jams formed near Vizille on the RN85.
After a peak in traffic jams recorded at midday, Haute-Savoie recorded some slowdowns, particularly on the A 40 between Saint-Julien-en-Genevois and Viry. But the department remains relatively spared from traffic disruptions.
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