This Friday, July 18, the A8 motorway is going through a major crisis in the sector included Between the admitted (n ° 39) and Fréjus exchangers (n ° 38)in the direction of Aix-en-Provence.
Despite the official extinction of the fire which ravaged 29 hectares of forest the day before, traffic remains paralyzed, generating up to 1h15 of traffic jams For motorists trapped, during the period of major summer departures.
The claim, which occurred Thursday on the immediate outnounces of the highway, required the mobilization of 250 firefighters, who had to fight overnight against a fire qualified as “complex”: difficult access to ridges, need to open DFCI tracks using bulldozers, and urgency to protect motorway infrastructure and forest.
At 9:30 am, the fire was considered “Mastered”, That is to say that it no longer progresses, but the emergency services and the Vinci Autoroutes teams remained present to anticipate any risk of recovery.
Traffic reduced to a single track
To guarantee the safety of stakeholders and users, the authorities have maintained neutralization of right and middle tracks Between the Adrets and Fréjus.
Immediate consequence: circulation is only carried out on a single route, generating severe congestion in a normally dense sectoron this weekend classified “red” by smart bison.
In the morning, @a8Trafic reported via x A lengthening of the 1h15 journey time And strongly recommended the exit of the Adrets (n ° 39) for light vehicles, not recommending any entry to Mandelieu n ° 40).
Slowdowns exceeded the two kilometers between the Adrets and Fréjusrisking worsening with the flow of vacationers.
In total on the A8, in the sense Italy-France, and 14 km cap formed Between exit n ° 40 (Mandelieu) and exit n ° 38 (Fréjus is).
Closed tracks should remain so until the end of the afternoon this Friday.