As per reports, Bison Futé, the French national road traffic information authority, has classified Wednesday (13 May) and Sunday (17 May) as red days for the Yonne department, in connection with the Ascension Day holiday weekend and associated school closures.

• Wednesday (13 May) is classified red at the national level in the outbound direction. The Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region is classified as black, the highest level of difficulty in Bison Futé’s classification system. The Yonne department falls on the primary outbound corridor between Paris and the south of France via the A6 motorway.
• On Wednesday (13 May), in the outbound direction, traffic on the A6 motorway between Fleury-en-Bière (south of Paris) and Auxerre is expected to become very dense from 1400 hours local time (1200 hours UTC), with a peak period anticipated between 1600 hours and 2000 hours local time (1400 hours and 1800 hours UTC).
• Bison Futé advises road users to leave or cross the Île-de-France region before 1000 hours local time (0800 hours UTC) on Wednesday (13 May). Road users are further advised to avoid the A6 motorway between Lyon and Orange from 1100 hours to 2300 hours local time (0900 hours to 2100 hours UTC) and between Orange and Marseille from 1100 hours to 1900 hours local time (0900 hours to 1700 hours UTC).
• Thursday (14 May) is expected to bring continued heavy traffic in the outbound direction. Bison Futé advises road users to leave or cross the Île-de-France before 0600 hours local time (0400 hours UTC) or after 1700 hours local time (1500 hours UTC).
• Sunday (17 May) is classified red at the national level in the return direction. Congestion is expected to be most pronounced in the southeast quadrant, on the Atlantic and Normandy coasts, and in the north of France.
• On Sunday (17 May), in the return direction, road users are advised to reach or cross the Île-de-France before 1000 hours local time (0800 hours UTC). The A6 motorway between Lyon and Beaune is expected to be heavily congested from 1200 hours to 1800 hours local time (1000 hours to 1600 hours UTC). The A10 motorway between Orléans and Paris is expected to face significant congestion from 1100 hours to 2300 hours local time (0900 hours to 2100 hours UTC).