The snowy episode arrived as expected at the beginning of the afternoon via Seine-Maritime, before gradually reaching Picardy and now the Lille region. A snowy episode which causes some disruptions, both on the roads and on the rails.
As shown on the Sanef website, which manages the motorways in Normandy and the North, driving is described as “tricky” on many axes: a large part of the A29between Yvetot and Saint-Saens, but also l’A16between Paris and Amiens then between Berck and Boulogne-sur-Mer, on the‘A26 between Cambrai and Hénin-Beaumont and l’A1 between Combles and Hénin-Beaumont, where an accident occurred. Be careful, salting operations are underway on these roads.
Consequently, as shown on the Vinci Autoroutes website, the main difficulties are around Lille (A1, A22, A27) andHénin-Beaumont (A26, A21, A1), with numerous slowdowns. Traffic is also slowed around Amiens: between Amiens and Quiévrecourt on the A29, but also on the A16 before and after Amiens.
Further north, slowdowns are reported in Pas-de-Calais on l’A16mainly between Étaples and Outreau. Finally, some disturbances around Rouen were recorded.
Note that the speed is reduced by 20 km/h on the main axes of the Hauts-de-France region, and that trucks are prohibited from overtaking and circulating on the secondary road network in Pas-de-Calais.
The SNCF is warning users in Hauts-de-France of disruptions concerning the circulation of trains and coaches in the north of the Hauts-de-France region this Wednesday, January 8 in the evening and Thursday, January 9 in the morning. “train cancellations and disruptions are to be expected”, writes the SNCF: SNCF Réseau has asked the carriers of the rail network in Hauts-de-France to reduce the number of trains in circulation and limit their speed.
The Hauts-de-France region has announced that school transport and intercity bus transport lines will be suspended again on Thursday in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais. A resumption could take place on Friday depending on the state of the roads.
