SMART ONE. Before the summer school holidays which begin on July 8, the first weekend of July promises to be already busy on the roads from this Friday evening. Which weekends will be the most congested of the summer, which axes will be to be avoided? Linternaute deciphers the first detailed forecasts of Bison Futé for the whole summer period!
[Mis à jour le 1er juillet 2022 à 18h01] Bad news at the dawn of the first weekend of July! The A20 motorway is cut off in both directions of traffic at Limoges for an indefinite period, specifies Bison Futé. This outage follows an incident at the construction site of a bridge over the highway. Bison Futé recommends avoiding the area and advises of alternative routes:
- in a north-south direction, from the Vierzon Nord tollbooth by taking the A71, direction Clermont-Ferrand, then the A89, direction Bordeaux to join the A20 in Corrèze
- in the south-north direction, from the A20/A89 motorway junction in Corrèze (north of Brive) by the A89, direction Lyon, then by the A71, direction Paris.
What does Bison Futé foresee in its first forecasts for the summer 2022 period? If the July 14 weekend with the possibility of bridging (the National Day holiday falls on a Thursday this year) promises heavy traffic, it will be nothing compared to the first weekends of August announced as the busiest. Saturday July 30 will be the day to avoid according to Bison Futé, which has provided its first traffic info forecast calendar for the summer 2022 period. As a reminder, school holidays will begin in all areas on July 7 and end on August 31. Saturday July 30 is billed as the Black Saturday of the summer with busy roads across the country. Here is the detail of the forecasts axis by axis followed by the first estimates for the period of summer 2022, from the first weekend of July to the last Saturday of August preceding the start of the school year.
What is the Bison Futé traffic forecast for Friday, July 1, 2022?
Red day this Friday, July 1 in Ile de France in the direction of departures, orange in the rest of the country and green in the direction of returns with the exception of the Mediterranean arc classified in orange. Here are the rest of Bison Futé’s tips:
- leave or cross Île-de-France before 12 p.m. this Friday,
- avoid leaving metropolitan areas and their outskirts, between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.,
- avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Poitiers, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.,
- avoid the A63 motorway between Bordeaux and Bayonne, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.,
- avoid the A8 motorway between Aix-en-Provence and Fréjus, from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. and between Cannes and Italy, from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.,
- avoid the A43 motorway between Lyon and Chambéry, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
What traffic on the roads this Saturday, July 2, 2022? What Bison Futé provides
Orange across the country in the direction of departures according to Bison Futé this Saturday, July 2, 2022 and green in the direction of returns.
- Leave or cross Île-de-France before 8am.
- Avoid leaving metropolitan areas and their outskirts before 10 a.m.
- avoid the A13 motorway between Paris and Rouen, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and between Rouen and Caen from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- avoid the A10 motorway between Orléans and Poitiers, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- avoid the A6 motorway between Beaune and Mâcon, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- avoid the A7 motorway between Lyon and Orange, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and between Orange and Marseille, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- avoid the A8 motorway between Cannes and Italy, from 9 am to 8 pm.
What is Bison Futé’s forecast for Saturday, July 9, 2022?
July 9 will mark the first big weekend of summer holiday departures. Bison Futé thus forecasts a sharp increase in road traffic compared to previous weekends.
- In the direction of departures, red over the whole of France and black in Auvergne-Rhône Alpes.
- In the direction of returns, orange in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and the PACA region.
What are the Bison Futé forecasts for the weekend of July 14?
In this year 2022, July 14 falls on a Thursday and many French people should make the bridge. Orange is expected on Thursday July 14 in the direction of departures before a busy weekend and heavy road traffic on Saturday July 16:
- In the direction of departures, red all over France on Saturday July 16. In the direction of returns, orange across the country.
- Sunday July 17, it will be the opposite, orange in the direction of departures, red in the direction of returns.
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, July 23?
For this last weekend before the crossover of the July and Augustians, traffic will also be busy.
- In the direction of departures, we expect red throughout the country and black in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- In the direction of returns, orange and red in the PACA region.
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, July 30?
Attention black weekend in sight! If you plan to hit the road this last weekend of July, you will have to be patient, the road to vacation or back home could be very long.
- In the direction of departures, Bison Futé provides black throughout France.
- It will be red on the whole of France in the direction of the returns.
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, August 6?
No noticeable improvement on Saturday August 6! Bison Futé is planning another busy weekend on the roads.
- Red in the direction of departures and even black in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and PACA.
- Red in the direction of returns throughout France.
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, August 13?
The weekend of August 15, with a holiday Monday, also promises to be very busy. Bison Futé gave his first predictions:
- In the direction of departures, red everywhere and black in PACA.
- In the sense of returns, red everywhere!
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, August 20?
For the weekend of August 20, and as the start of the school year is fast approaching, Bison Futé is of course planning an increase in traffic in the direction of returns.
- Orange in the direction of departures, red in PACA and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Red everywhere in the direction of the returns.
What are the Bison Futé predictions for Saturday, August 27?
For the weekend of August 20, and as the start of the school year is fast approaching, Bison Futé is of course planning an increase in traffic in the direction of returns.
- Orange in the direction of departures, red in PACA and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
- Red everywhere in the direction of the returns.
Is there a Bison Futé app?
Bison Futé has been offering a smartphone forecast service since summer 2016. The application is directly downloadable on Android and Apple platforms. It is completely free and includes, in particular, a live visualization of the state of the traffic as well as detailed forecasts.
Bison Futé was created in 1976 after record traffic jams recorded on the holiday route in the summer of 1975. Real-time maps, readings, Bison Futé has improved its forecasts over time, based on data recorded at each peak period, especially in summer thanks to thousands of counting stations, small chips integrated into the roadway which count the number of vehicles passing through this summer. Mathematical simulations are then carried out.