Nord-Pas-de-Calais once again on Orange alert

The Météo France vigilance unit announced a extension of the Orange alert pour snow and ice on the territory. There vigilanceactive until 12 p.m. this Thursday January 9, 2025 and causing numerous disruptions, will be renewed this evening and Friday January 10, 2025 in the North and Pas-de-Calais.

Orange vigilance from this evening and all night, until Friday morning

Caution will be required, particularly on slippery roads and surfaces. The orange alert for snow and ice, which affects 10 departments in Francewill resume this Thursday evening around 10 p.m. in Nord – Pas-de-Calais, then all night and Friday morninguntil around 10 a.m., according to the last bulletin published this Thursday at 10:13 a.m. Then the departments will turn yellow, before returning to green at midday.

The prefecture prohibits vehicles weighing more than 3.5 tonnes from circulatingWhen for all users, the traffic speed must be reduced by 20 km/h (110 instead of 130, 90 instead of 110 km/h).

The Northern Department reports that the snow episode mobilized 191 agents and 60 winter service equipment on the 4,500 kilometers of departmental roads (excluding the metropolis of Lille). “The teams carried out 166 salting circuits and 85 snow removal circuits. Around 750 tonnes of salt were spread on departmental roads. »

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