“We’ve been stuck behind trucks in the snow since 8 p.m. last night and we haven’t seen anyone.” Youri Betti, 33, is among those castaway on the A36. Contacted by Progress it indicates that traffic resumed around 10:30 a.m. this morning. “It's starting slowly again, we're going at 30 km/h, it's going to be a long way to Saint-Étienne! » He testifies to say “that it is not only heavy goods vehicles that are stuck. » Temporary worker, resident of Saint-Étienne (Loire) Youri Betti is back from a construction site in Strasbourg, with two colleagues. They are driving in a van. “We had to sleep at the hotel in Besançon [hier soir] and return to a construction site in Lyon. » But while taking the A36 towards Beaune, they found themselves blocked shortly after exit no. 7.
“Drops”
Our witness reacted this morning when he heard on BFM TV a point from the Doubs prefecture, which indicated that “things were progressing slowly”. “No, we were still stuck! There were a dozen cars with the heavy goods vehicles. The truckers have more sleeping gear than us, three of us were crammed into the van, I can't tell you the smell! By closing the highway they forced us to spend the night in the cold. Why didn't you send someone to see if everything [allait] well rather than making messages about X? »
They refueled before: “Luckily”
Like other motorists, they left the engine running to warm up. “Luckily we had stocked up beforehand. » And continues: “I had to sleep half an hour last night, and we had the day of construction ahead of us, which started at 6 o'clock. We can't wait to go home and sleep. » The GPS indicates arrival in Saint-Etienne at 2 p.m. “And don’t let him make us pay the toll!” »
