Due to weather conditions, with the passage of storm Caetano, the Cheviré bridge in Nantes has been completely closed to traffic in both directions since 2 p.m. The Saint-Nazaire bridge is also closed to traffic until further notice.
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This was planned around 3 p.m., but the Cheviré bridge was ultimately completely closed to traffic from 2 p.m., this Thursday, November 21. Indeed, the Caetano storm has been sweeping France since this morning. Loire-Atlantique is on orange alert for the wind. Gusts exceeding 130 km/h are expected on the coast.
In this context, traffic on the Saint-Nazaire bridge is also closed. In the morning, Saint-Nazaire recorded wind gusts of 154 km/h at the tip of Chemoulin.
Note that the department is on yellow alert for the risks of flooding and snow-ice.