France: exemptions from truck bans in Normandy and western regions. Closures, restrictions and liftings

French prefectures have introduced exemptions from Sunday bans on heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes in Normandy and western France. At the same time, road closures, speed restrictions and overtaking bans are in force in many departments.

Exemptions from the traffic ban – Normandy

The Normandy Prefecture has issued an order lifting the traffic ban on heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes GVW used for road freight transport in all departments of the region: Calvados (14), Eure (27), Manche (50), Orne (61), Seine-Maritime (76).
The exemption applies:
• Saturday, 10 January 2026 from 22:00 to 24:00,
• Sunday, 11 January 2026 from 00:00 to 16:00.

Western France – exemption for animal feed transport

A temporary exemption from the traffic ban has also been granted for heavy goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes GVW transporting animal feed. The decision covers all departments of the so-called western defence zone: Brittany, Normandy, Centre-Val de Loire and Pays de la Loire.
The exemption applies:
• from Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 22:00,
• until Sunday, 11 January 2026 at 22:00.

Road bans and closures

Pyrénées-Orientales (66)
Due to difficult weather conditions in mountainous areas:
• RN320 (L’Hospitalet – Col du Puymorens – Andorra) and RN22 (access to Andorra) – truck traffic ban from Friday, 9 January at 17:00,
• from 18:00, the same sections are completely closed in both directions to all vehicles,
• RN20 (Foix – Ur) – truck traffic ban from 17:00.

Haut-Rhin (68)
Closure of passes in the Alsatian Vosges to vehicles with a GVW over 3.5 tonnes. Passage is possible only via the Maurice Lemaire Tunnel (A4).
Valid from Friday, 9 January at 18:00 until Monday, 12 January.

Lozère (48)
Traffic ban for articulated heavy goods vehicles:
• on RN88 between Mende and the border with the Ardèche department,
• on the road network east of RD806 and north of RD901.
Valid on 9 January from 12:00 to 19:00.

RN134 – direction Spain
Truck traffic ban between Gurmençon and the Somport Tunnel and the Spanish border, except for local transport.

Speed and overtaking restrictions

• Côtes-d’Armor (22) and Finistère (29) – overtaking ban and speed limit reduced to 20 km/h.
• Mayenne (53) – speed reduced by 20 km/h and overtaking ban for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes.
• Somme (80) – speed restrictions for all vehicles and overtaking ban for trucks over 3.5 tonnes on secondary roads (from 8 January until Friday 23:00).
• Sarthe (72) – speed reduced by 20 km/h and overtaking ban for vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (from 8 January at 18:00 to 9 January at 12:00).
• Northern France (Aisne, Nord, Oise, Pas-de-Calais, Somme) – speed limits:
➡️ 110 km/h on motorways (normally 130 km/h),
➡️ 90 km/h on roads and expressways (normally 110 km/h).

Lifting of bans

• Seine-Maritime (76) – reopening of the Tancarville Bridge,
• Calvados (14) – lifting of the traffic ban for vehicles over 7.5 tonnes and on the Normandy Bridge and Grand Canal viaduct,
• Manche (50) – lifting of the traffic ban,
• Vosges – traffic restored on RN66 – Col de Bussang,
• Loire (42) and Puy-de-Dôme (63) – lifting of the ban on the A89.