Traffic warnings issued in France for Pentecost holiday weekend
The Local - [email protected] •
22 May, 2021
Updated Sat 22 May 2021 15:11 CEST
(FILES) In this file photo taken on May 12, 2020 Traffic builds up on Beaumarchais boulevard in Paris, on second days after France eased lockdown measures taken to curb the spread of the COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus). - Car traffic will be drastically reduced in the heart of Paris next year under a plan by the city's mayor, the latest step in her goal of greening one of the densest urban landscapes in Europe, on May 14, 2021. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / AFP)
Traffic authorities have warned of busy roads as people in France head off for the long Pentecost weekend.
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Roads will be busy across most of the country on Friday as many people in France take advantage of the public holiday on Monday 24th, which marks the Christian celebration of Pentecost (Pentecôte).
Bison Futé, the government-run website that monitors traffic levels in France, has put most of the country on orange alert (third highest) on Friday for departures, except for the greater Paris Île-de-France region and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which were on red alert (second highest).
On Saturday the whole country will also be on orange alert for departures except for the Île-de-France region, which will be on red alert. And the same will be the case on Monday for returns.
Photo: Bison Futé
Rail disruption for trains to Marseille and from Paris to Toulouse
With SCNF carrying out works at the Saint-Charles station in Marseille, there is expected to be significant disruption in trains arriving in the southern French city from Saturday 22nd and Monday 24th of May.
This includes the TER trains between Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, Avignon via Arles, Narbonne and Lyon; the Intercités between Marseille and Bordeaux (a bus service will be available on Sunday 23rd of May) and the TGV Inoui and Ouigo trains.
— SNCF TER SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (@TERSUD_SNCF) May 17, 2021
The Intercité line from Paris to Toulouse will also be severely disrupted due to building works. There will be no trains running on Sunday, and will restart progressively from Monday.
From Wednesday May 19th, the curfew has been pushed back from 7pm to 9pm. So if you are travelling between 9pm and 6am, you need to fill the latest version of the attestation, which can be found on the TousAntiCovid app.
Photo: Bison Futé
Photo: Bison Futé
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