Hundreds of motorists stuck for a good part of the night since 6 p.m. Thursday evening. The scene unfolds towards Montbéliard and towards Besançon on the A36. Results of the snowfall which affected the region and the ice which followed suit.
Kilometers of traffic jams on the A36
Traffic is still very difficult on the A36 this Friday morning. Jean-Pierre is one of the wrecked drivers. He has been stuck on the road since 3 a.m. on the Besançon-Montbéliard axis. Even more complicated situation in the Mulhouse-Beaune direction, between Montbéliard and Isles-sur-le-Doubs. There is 7km of traffic jams. The trucks have been asleep on site, and the authorities are really waking them up one by one. The prefect of Doubs announces the ban on heavy goods vehicle traffic in both directions on the A36 between Mulhouse and Saint-Vit in both directions until 10 a.m. Many heavy goods vehicles find themselves stuck on secondary roads.
On the secondary network, traffic conditions are difficult in Haute-Saône, near Luxueil-les-Bains, Mélizey, Lure and Vesoul. L'Vesoul-Gray axis is difficult to practice. In Doubs, the situation calmed down at 8 a.m. this Friday morning.
Several material accidents with jackknifed trucks are reported by francebleu listeners almost everywhere in Franche-Comté territory, but without causing any injuries.
No school transport in Montbéliard and L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
With new frosts announced this morning, the prefect of Doubs announces that school transport is suspended all morning in the Montbéliard area. No school transport either in the Isle-sur-le-Doubs sectorit is a decision of the prefecture. Several transport companies have made the decision to leave their coaches in warehouses, such as Arbois Tourism (Jura) and the cars Mouchet (Doubs). In Haute-Saône, parents of students at Gray college received information that there would be no school bus. No school bus either, or very little on the Rioz side. The Danne Tourisme company has advised its drivers not to take the road.