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Snowfall and strong winds are forecast in Ariège on the afternoon of December 22. The RN320 which leads to Pas de la Casa will be closed to traffic, the RN20 prohibited for heavy goods vehicles.
Heavy snowfall and strong winds are forecast for this Sunday, December 22, around 5 p.m. “Snowfall, expected throughout the department, will particularly affect Haute-Ariège, leading to a gradual lowering of the rain and snow limit to 1,700 m (cumulative snowfall of 20/40 cm), then to 1,400 m around 6 p.m. (cumulative of 15/20 cm), and during the night from Sunday to Monday, around midnight, at 700-800 m (cumulative of 5/10 cm). The snow will be accompanied by a northwest wind which will strengthen at the end of the day on Sunday and during the night,” announced the Ariège prefecture.
Consequently, the circulation of heavy goods vehicles over 19 T will be prohibited on the RN 20, from Foix to Ur, in the Pyrénées-Orientales, and on the RN320, from 3 p.m., “with local service authorized until Ax-les-Thermes.
Sanction for not having the appropriate equipment
Access to Pas de la Casa, via the RN320 and the Col de Puymorens, will be closed at 5 p.m. All of these routes will reopen Monday or Tuesday, depending on the weather. “Road users with winter equipment can travel to Andorra by taking the Puymorens tunnel, via Bourg-Madame and Puigcerda,” recommends the prefecture.
The gendarmerie will carry out checks on vehicle equipment on the RN20. If motorists do not have the appropriate equipment, they will be fined €35 and will have to turn back.
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