The snow that fell in recent hours has wreaked havoc on the roads, particularly on the A36, stranding hundreds of motorists. We take stock of Doubs, Haute-Saône and Territoire de Belfort, the most affected departments.
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The prefecture of the Eastern defense and security zone has decided to prohibit, by zonal decree, the circulation of heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes on the A36 motorway in both directions between Mulhouse (68) and Saint-Vit (25) until 10:00 a.m. today. Vehicles affected by the traffic ban measures will be intercepted and parked in storage areas.
The prefect of Haute-Saône communicates this decree: the circulation of heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes is prohibited on the sections of the road network designated below from Friday November 22:
– RN 19 between LURE and the department of the territory of BELFORT in the Langres-Belfort direction from the intersection between the RN19 and the RD 619 (PR 74+500) to the limit of the department of the Territoire de Belfort (PR 99+980)
– RD 619 between LURE and the department of Territoire de BELFORT in the Langres Belfort direction from the intersection between the RN19 and the RD619 (PR74+500) to the limit of the department of Territoire de Belfort (PR 98+491)
– RN 57 between VALLEROIS-LORIOZ and the Doubs department
in the Nancy-Besançon direction from the intersection between the RD457 and the RN57 (PR 51+620) to the limit of the Doubs department (PR 82+173)
Storage areas are set up.
2,000 to 2,500 trucks are stuck on the A36 motorway in Franche-Comté.
Last night, hundreds of motorists found themselves stranded on the A36. Around 9 p.m., the A36 was closed at km 60 towards BEAUNE in the Doubs department, but vehicles on the highway found themselves trapped. Trucks found themselves in difficulty at the Écot area in the Montbéliard sector.
Traffic is still complicated this morning. Avoid taking the road if you can. The situation is still disrupted on the A36 at PK50 due to heavy goods vehicles which have entered despite the ban on zonal traffic for those over 7.5 tonnes, and even more so overtaking” indicates the Prefecture around 9 a.m. The Prefect of Doubs calls for civic-mindedness from everyone.
The Prefect of Doubs has issued an order to suspend school transport from 5 a.m. to 12 p.m. today, in the Pays de Montbéliard urban area. Information communicated at the end of the night on the prefecture's social networks.
According to Météo Franc-Comtoise, more than 20 centimeters were measured from St-Hyppolite to Montbéliard, Belfort and their outskirts this Friday. Quantities not seen for several years. 10 cm towards Vesoul according to a firefighter. 2 to 3 cm in Besançon.
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