By Ivan CAPECCHI
Published on 15 Jan 21 at 9:15
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We will have to organize ourselves accordingly. Asked by News Strasbourg, Anne Corbé, SNCF spokesperson for Grand-Est, indicates that there is, this Friday morning, almost no TER in circulation across Alsace.
“We are using our first trains to do reconnaissance on all tracks. The snow has bent a lot of trees, ”she explains.
A return to normal is currently expected around 12 noon this Friday.
” There are TER which run between Sélestat and Strasbourg, and between Colmar and Mulhouse, but it is better to avoid moving if possible, ”explains SNCF.
12,000 households without electricity
For its part, Enedis informs that there is, this Friday morning, 12,000 Alsatian households deprived of electricity.
“The cuts are concentrated mainly in the Haut-Rhin, where we count 9,000 customers concerned, ”explains Ariane Bousquet, communications manager for the Alsace – Franche-Comté regional office of Enedis.
Specifically, it is the north of Rouffach which is particularly affected, explains the company.
For the moment, no time of return to normal has been given.
The teams mobilized are still at the diagnostic stage and “access to damaged structures is quite difficult,” says Enedis.
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— Jean ROTTNER (@JeanROTTNER) January 15, 2021
No major disruption on the CTS network …
At the level of buses and trams across the Eurometropolis, all lines are running but “due to weather conditions delays are expected,” CTS said on Twitter at 8:26 am.
01/15: All lines #BUS and #TRAM circulating, however due to weather conditions delays are expected
— CTS_Infos trafic (@CTS_Infostrafic) January 15, 2021
… but incidents on the roads
The Info Trafic Alsace association for its part noted several incidents on the roads this Friday morning. In particular this snowplow blocked on the side, on the “D45, between Achenheim and Breuschwickersheim”.
D45, between #Achenheim and #Breuschwickersheim. Snow plow stuck in the side, be careful. # meteo67 @Gendarmerie_67 pic.twitter.com/WW6xJkUoIn
– Alsace Traffic Info (@ ITA6768) January 15, 2021
There is also this bus in the ditch, announced at 7:32 this Friday by info Trafic Alsace, between Gougenheim and Reitwiller:
D31, between #Gougenheim and #Reitwiller. Bus in the ditch, be careful. # meteo67 @Gendarmerie_67 pic.twitter.com/Lrl38DYFZu
– Alsace Traffic Info (@ ITA6768) January 15, 2021
“Strongly disrupted” waste collections
The bad weather also had an impact on the waste collections which are, this Friday, “strongly disturbed”, writes the eurometropolis on its site.
“For addresses where the bins have not been emptied, additional collections will be organized from Monday January 18 and in any case the surplus will be removed at the latest during the next collection on Friday January 22. », Explains the community.
Exceptional snowfall
“We had announced a major snowfall in Alsace, he is in places exceptional this morning with 20 to 30 cm located between Strasbourg and Colmar, 30 to 40 cm in the valleys from 300-400 meters! You have to go back to 2006 to observe such a quantity of snow. “, Notes the weather site of Grand-Est Atmo-Risk on its Twitter account.
As announced Thursday, school transport is not allowed to circulate this Friday in the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin.
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