Tonight is the game! L’French team will face Morocco for his semi-final world cup. The stakes are high for Didier Deschamps’ men, who will try to reach the finals of the world competition for the second time in a row. The start is still planned at 20 o’clock, big cities are preparing for possible spillovers in case of victory of one team or another. Be careful on the road…
10,000 policemen and gendarmes will be mobilized throughout France
The Minister of the Interior, Gerald Darmanen, presented this Wednesday morning a concrete plan ahead of today’s match. The deployment of law enforcement officers across the country will be double that of the quarter-final against England. Close to ” 10,000 policemen and gendarmes will be mobilized throughout France“, he confirmed. However, according to the minister, almost half of this staff will be based in Paris and in the suburban departments of the inner suburbs.
Closed axles and difficult movement
If you’re driving, several axles will no doubt be closed to traffic after today’s meeting. In the capital, the axis of the Champs-Élysées, a very popular place in the event of a gathering to celebrate victories, will undoubtedly be completely inaccessible after 10:00 p.m. At this point, even if requests have been made, the axis will not be explicitly closed.
On the other hand, the four gates of the Paris ring road will be closed to avoid “traffic jams” and control will be carried out at railway stations and metro stations “they usually go to the Champs-Élysées”.
In Lyon, some sectors will be restricted 7:30 pm to midnight, such as the Rhône and Saône embankments, the Place Bellecour area or even La Guillotière. The Prefect of the Rhone also calls motorists “avoid using these roads and these sectors of the city center”. Finally, the Guillotière metro station will be closed today from 20:00.
In Marseille, traffic around the Old Port in Marseille will be closed shortly before the match, Frédéric Camilleri, the city’s police chief, announced.
So be careful if you hit the road tonight!
Source: Auto Plus
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