THE departments of Eure and Seine-Maritime are placed on orange snow and ice alert by Météo France this Thursday. The authorities took measures due to traffic difficulties. Météo France indicates that we expect 5 to 10 cm on an axis going from the interior of Normandy to the north of Center-Val de Loire, locally up to 20 cm the heights of the Normandy hills and Perche. In areas peripheral to this axis (from the north-east of Côtes-d'Armor to Cher as well as on Seine-Maritime), we expect 2 to 5 cm with sometimes temporary ground hold.
School transport
School transport lines are suspended this Thursday in Seine-Maritime and Eure, and will also be this Friday morning until noon: suspension of school and commercial transport lines Friday November 22 in the five Normandy departments until 12 p.m. School transport could resume on Friday afternoon if the situation allows, so as to allow boarding students to return home. Regarding commercial lines, a partial recovery is also hoped for Friday afternoon. Schools will remain open this Friday to welcome students
In Eure
From now on, and until further notice, traffic is prohibited for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes on the A28 motorway, on the A13, and on the National roads 12 and 154. Storage areas for heavy goods vehicles have been set up on the RN154 in Acquigny, on the RN12 in Dampierre and on the A28 at the Roumois toll.
Following an accident involving an overturned heavy goods vehicle in the Bord forest, the RD6015 was blocked this Thursday morning. She is again this afternoon due to a heavy goods vehicle stuck in a hollow areaindicates the department of Eure.
At 3:30 p.m., traffic on the national road network is possible but remains delicate. Traffic conditions are difficult on the departmental road network. In the Louviers sector and between Bernay and Pont-Audemer, traffic conditions are difficult. No major incidents have been reported apart from a few clashes resulting in minor injuries. There are no school buses this Thursday in Eure. Decision taken by the Normandy region yesterday, Wednesday afternoon. This also applies to commercial buses managed by the Region.
In Seine-Maritime
At this stage, there are throughout the department around fifteen interventions carried out by the Seine-Maritime firefighters linked to snow, with a total of 11 minor injuries due to traffic accidents or falls.
Collective transport of children and school buses and interurban collective transport are prohibited from 6 p.m. this Thursday evening. They will also be this Friday morning. Anticipated student returns are being implemented
From now on, and until further notice, overtaking heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes is prohibited on the entire road network and their maximum authorized speed is lowered by 20 km/h, and Traffic is prohibited for heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes on the A13 motorway.
Heavy goods vehicle storage areas are open on the edge of the Somme department. On the A28 in the Abbeville/Rouen direction, these are the Vallée de Bresle and Maucomble areas, and on the A29, the Haudricourt-lllois-Ronchois area in the Amiens/Le Havre direction.
Rail traffic impacted
Train traffic was interrupted this Thursday afternoon between Rouen and Le Havre. A tree fell on the track, and branches fell on the catenary in the Pavilly sector. Some trains were blocked, stopped, and left 1 hour 40 minutes late, according to a France Bleu journalist present on one of the affected trains.
Transport in Rouen
Transport in Le Havre
- School transport will stop at 1:30 p.m. for middle schools and 3 p.m. for high schools. The organization of early returns for students is underway. Furthermore, LiA urban transport is disrupted on certain lines, check the website for details.
Power cuts
The snow which also caused power cuts. Some 10,000 homes were without power at the end of the morning in Normandy, 1,400 in Eure, 300 in Seine-Maritime.
Road teams mobilized
Since mid-November, the Eure department has launched its winter viability plan: 62 agents available day and night, 42 machines and 4,000 tons of salt. Officers can intervene on 4,152 km of departmental roads. In Seine-Maritime, the winter plan has also been activated since November 15 and until the end of March. Thirty intervention teams can be mobilized. 8,000 tons of salt are stored.
