difficult traffic in Île-de-France, nearly 300 kilometers of traffic jams at midday

Snow has continued to fall in Île-de-France since mid-morning this Thursday, November 21. Traffic has become increasingly difficult since midday, with nearly 300 kilometers of traffic jams recorded at 1:30 p.m.

Ile-de-France roads and snowfall clearly do not go well together. This Thursday, November 21, while the Caetano storm crosses France, bringing with it heavy snowfall, the Île-de-France roads department records nearly 300 km of traffic jams at midday, on the Sytadin website.

If the snow does not hold everywhere on the ground, at 1:30 p.m., several major roads in Ile-de-France are congested, some motorists having perhaps decided to return home before the end of the day. The A1 motorways, to the north of the capital, the A6 to the south, and the A4 to the east of Paris seem to be the most affected by traffic jams, as is the A86 in multiple places around Paris.

Black ice forms in the south-west of the Ile-de-France region

The N12, which crosses Yvelines, or the N118, particularly on the way down to Paris, are also experiencing severe slowdowns. Icy begins to form on the roads, making traffic even more dangerous.

broadcast at 2 p.m., the prefect of Yvelines underlines that “the snow episode should continue until 7 p.m.”. Increased vigilance should be adopted on the roads, since this snow wave will be followed by “a strong risk of frost during the night of Thursday 21 to Friday 22”.

As a result, in Yvelines, school transport will be suspended on Friday. Parents of students are also invited by the prefect to come and collect their children from schools from 3 p.m. this Thursday.

At this stage, no road closures have been reported by the authorities, however the speed has been lowered by 20 km/h on all Ile-de-France roads since the end of the morning and “until conditions improve.” weather forecasts”.

Heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes are not authorized to carry out overtaking maneuvers.