WEATHER The prefect of Hauts-de-France has taken restrictive measures, in particular the lowering of speeds, due to the placement in yellow snow-ice vigilance of the region
A new snowy episode has been affecting the North since the night of Saturday to Sunday. — M.Libert/20 Minutes
From Saturday, 4 p.m. and until’’ Monday, 6 a.m., the Hauts-de-France are placed by Météo-France in snow-ice yellow vigilance. Although meters of powder snow are not expected anywhere, the low temperatures will nevertheless allow a thin film of snow to stick to the ground, or even the formation of patches of ice. Two sufficient reasons for the regional prefect to take preventive measures.
The speeds lowered by 20 km/h
No more than the first, this second snowy episode will not allow you to make huge snowmen. Indeed, the accumulations are measured in millimeters in the region. Millimeters which however make the roads and sidewalks slippery. For the authorities, traffic difficulties are therefore foreseeable and, to avoid disturbances, the speeds have been reduced. reduced by order prefectoral on the roads.
Thus, on the motorways limited to 130, you should not exceed 110 km/h. And on the portions of motorways and national roads limited to 110 km/h, it will be necessary to lower its speed to; 90 km/h. It is also forbidden for heavy goods vehicles over 3.5 tonnes to overtake. These measures run up to Monday, 6 a.m.