Belgian commuters wishing to drive into Europe this weekend can expect considerable traffic congestion, according to the VAB traffic service.
The French congestion
On Friday, due to a combination of daily traffic and weekend travellers, heavy traffic is expected from early morning until late evening. in the south-east of France, particularly in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes area.
On Saturday, the A7 motorway in the Rhône valley is anticipated to be highly congested, but should have lightened by Sunday. Delays on the A10 in the Île-de-France are also expected to last until after lunchtime.
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The Tour de France, which runs through Castelnau-Mognoac and Cahors on Friday, Lacapelle-Marival and Rocamadour on Saturday, and Paris La Défense and the Champs-Elysées on Sunday, will also generate considerable traffic problems.
Jamming all over Europe
Other European roads may experience major traffic congestion this weekend.
The Tauern, Fernpass, Arlberg, Rhine Valley, Brenner, Karawanken, and Gotthard routes in Austria and Switzerland, as well as the major roads to the Italian and Croatian beaches, will all be heavily congested over the weekend.
Due to farmer demonstrations in the Netherlands having caused the closure of motorways, slip roads, the entrance to Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport, and some border crossings to Niedersaksen (in the province of Groningen), with significant delays expected this weekend on Dutch roads.
Finally, the summer holidays have also begun in the German states of Hessen, Rhineland-Palatinate, and Saarland. This means that traffic from and to Germany will be busy during the weekend, particularly on Saturday.
