an important landslide stony happened last night in the Maurienne Valley (Savoie)on the territory of the commune of Saint-André.
Sunday around 5:15 p.m., “several blocks of rock representing a volume of about 700 m3” struck a protective screen installed on a departmental road (the RD 1006), in a “particularly monitored sector”I explained the prefecture of Savoy in a press release.
an impressive cloud of dust formed, as if rolling down the mountainside towards the valley. Several inhabitants of the region filmed the phenomenon, posted and widely relayed on social networks.
Major landslide in Savoie: the A43 cut off and SNCF traffic interrupted between France and Italy. No injuries are to be deplored. #Infopic.twitter.com/iUuTEddO9a
— 🕊️Myriam🕊️Save Humanity🕊️@CelebritesSM🕊 (@Resistance_SM) August 28, 2023
Landslide in the Maurienne: rail traffic paralyzed between France and Italy
Direct consequence, the rail traffic enter here France and Italy via the Alps is interrupted at least until Wednesday. This landslide led to the interruption of the circulation of trains between France and Italy, on the Chambéry-Turin line, as well as regional trains (TER) in the Maurienne valley, indicated for its part the SNCF.
The closure will last until Wednesday inclusive at a minimum, said the railway company. On the French side, for trains TER the terminus is now at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (Savoie), and for cars TERin Saint-Michel-Valloire (Savoie).
Transport Minister Clément Beaune warned that a return to normal “will take several days”.
After the massive landslide that occurred yesterday in #maurienne, our public services are mobilized to restore road and rail traffic as quickly as possible. Absolute priority for the safety of all; a return to normal will take several days. pic.twitter.com/vcVPjzzUf3
— Clement Beaune (@CBeaune) August 27, 2023
An overview of the area to assess the consequences of the landslide
And all the more so as small landslides continue to occur, making interventions difficult.
The Savoie prefecture specified that the situation “requires the technical expertise of the services, in particular by an overview of the site”. This operation must take place during the day.
[07:15] #InfoTraffic In #Savoy, Traffic remains interrupted on the A43 Maurienne. The landslides continue, the diagnostic and repair operations promise to be delicate. Listen #AutorouteINFO Direct Rhône-Alpes : https://t.co/ueVIOqI8YAhttps://t.co/gX8cNL0KxA
— Autoroute INFO 107.7 (@AutorouteINFO) August 28, 2023
Difficult traffic on the roads
Regarding the road, the RD 1006 was closed to all traffic at the level of the landslide, between the RD 1006 / RD 215 intersection and the Le Freney interchange (Savoie).
The Maurienne highway, A43has also been closed between ramps 29 and 30 in both directions of traffic (St-Michel-de-Maurienne and Le Freney) for an indefinite period, “the time to clear the debris that was deposited on the highway following this landslide”.
The Fréjus road tunnel is also closed to traffic for all vehicles over 3.5 tonnes in both directions, France-Italy and Italy-France. “Heavy goods vehicles and coaches are therefore invited to transit through the Mont-Blanc tunnel or the A8 motorway”specifies the prefecture of Savoy.
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