Major disruption from Dreux to Chartres France

HT11
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edited June 2018 in Overseas Campsites & Touring #1

major disruption to n154 around dreux - suggest using alternative route towards Le Mans or Orleans . No  signposts or deviation alternatives in place . 

(Please can moderator move this to oversea thread)

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  • peedee
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    edited June 2018 #2

    I presume that is because of road works? What is afoot, hope it is a bypass, it needs it.

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  • young thomas
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    edited June 2018 #3

    came through last week, didn't have a problem. is this a recent issue?

  • hitchglitch
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    edited June 2018 #4

    Judging by the various protest signs on that route they must be planning an Autoroute.  Ghastly route in IMHO and well overdue for improvement.

  • peedee
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    edited June 2018 #5

    Its not that bad Hitch, just the only busy area on that route south. You would think nothing of it in this country.

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  • hitchglitch
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    edited June 2018 #6

    I suppose it depends what you are used to Peedee!  OH won't let me go that way again and this year we are planning to miss out Rouen and come back via the ferry from Caen. It just seems to be endless congested roundabouts, lorries doing maximum speed on standard roads and few places to stop. I must admit that we use Autoroutes wherever we can and leave the exploration to the more attractive parts of France. We always go South via Reims and Lyon but we will be exploring the Lot again this year so little choice with the return route. If we were returning to Calais I would be tempted by one of the Paris routes.

  • ValDa
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    edited June 2018 #7

    There has always been a hold-up where the N154 joins the A12 - because the latter is well used by HGV's.  There are several traffic lights in St Remy sur Avre........... which cause tail-backs and make the problem worse.  We are trialling a 'work around' next time we go back that way, and I'll report the results.  It's a village which is long overdue for one of the by-passes for which French road are so 'famous'!

  • RedKite
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    edited June 2018 #8

    An article on French tv last night was there have been serious flooding the area so that could be the problem.

  • InaD
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    edited June 2018 #9

    We went that way last Sunday, the 3rd, so must have started after that, as we had no problems.  On the N12 there were roadworks, but as it was a Sunday, it didn't really have any adverse effects on us, but I did think that on weekdays it could well be a serious problem.

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