Overview

• Bison Futé designated July 12 as a black day in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and red nationwide, marking the peak of summer vacation departures.
• Peak congestion between 12:00 and 14:00 saw very dense conditions reported since early morning across France’s autoroutes.
• On the A7, flows exceeded 5,000 vehicles per hour and the Lyon-Sud to Orange trip took 3 h 55 instead of the usual 1 h 35.
• Journeys on the A9 from Orange to Narbonne surpassed three hours versus the usual 1 h 40; delays on the A61 were 30 minutes and those on the A10 reached up to two hours.
• Bison Futé forecasts a return to green traffic conditions on all major routes by Sunday.