traffic jams explode around Paris for the start of the Christmas holidays

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The rain shouldn't help matters. This Saturday, December 21, 2024, traffic is very complicated on the roads of Île-de-France for this first day of the Christmas holidays. At 2 p.m., Sytadin reported almost 200 kilometers of traffic jamsi.e. an “exceptional” level of slowdowns compared to the level expected on a Saturday afternoon around Paris. And the curve did not slow down since we were around 250 kilometers an hour later.

Christmas shopping as a source of traffic

While Bison Futé saw red the day before, this Saturday is classified orange by the national road information center. The organization announced that in the direction of departures, the first traffic difficulties would appear mid-morning.

He also specified that travel “to the various shopping centers or leisure places could make traffic difficult until the end of the afternoon. » This is the case. Accidents took place during the morning and early in the afternoon, vehicle breakdowns did not help the situation.

Traffic jams seem to be particularly affected in the south and east of the region.

On Sunday, taking your car should be less of a source of stress. Bison Futé sees green in both directions of traffic, all day long.

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