PRESS RELEASE 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of

From 5 to 7 June 2014, Normandy will be celebrating the 70th anniversary of D-Day and the Battle of Normandy .

Specific traffic restrictions will be taken during those commemorations for the vehicles travelling to, or transiting by the department.

I - A Regulated Traffic Zone (RTZ) in the Calvados department strictly reserved to local residents, their families and professionals taking a vehicle sticker will become effective on Friday 6 June from 6 am to 6 pm.

The traffic of all vehicles inside the RTZ will be prohibited on the following roads :

• The -- route (N13 in both directions) → Caen to Bayeux direction closed from 6 am to 6 pm, between Caen (interchange n° 8 ) and Bayeux (interchange n° 38 la Madeleine) ; → Bayeux to Carentan direction closed from 6 am to 2.30 pm, between Bayeux (interchange n° 38 la Madeleine) and Carentan.

• The Caen- route (D514 – D515) → Caen (interchange n° 3 porte d’Angleterre) to Ouistreham direction closed from 6 am to 6 pm ; → Ouistreham to Caen (interchange n° 3 porte d’Angleterre) direction closed from 9.30 am to 6 pm (diversion via the D60 and D79).

• The Caen northern bypass (N814 – périphérique ) ; → from interchange n° 9 porte de Bretagne to interchange n° 1 porte de , the traffic will be prohibited in both directions from 10 am to 6 pm.

Other roads will be temporarily closed on the basis of ceremony and convoy timetables.

Advices :

For people travelling to or back from the west of , transiting by the Calvados department : avoid the Caen southern bypass (périphérique Sud) and prefer the A28 (from A13) to Alençon, , then in both directions.

II – Heavy goods vehicles traffic will be prohibited on Friday 6 June, from 6 am to 8 pm, on the whole highway and road network of the Calvados department, and also on the local routes :

• The A13 in the department (27) from the interchange ; • The N1029 Pont de Normandie in the -Maritime department (76) ; • The A88 in the department (61) from the junction with the A28 ; • The A84 in the department (50) from the junction with the N174 (interchange Guilberville) ; • The N13 in the Manche department (50) from the junction with the N174 (interchange Carentan).

For the heavy goods vehicles transiting by the west of France, a diversion route « wide mesh » will be set up on the A28 in both directions from the junction with the A13 (Bourg-Achard) on the way to Alençon and Le Mans, then the A81 and N157 to Rennes. Due to the impact of the ceremonies of the 70th anniversary of D-Day, added with the significant traffic flow expected for the Whitsun week-end, and the start of the Figaro sailing race on 8 June in , those traffic measures compulsories on 6 June, will be recommended on 5, 7 and 8 June.

Alternative routes (délestage) in the Calvados (west of France) from 5 to 8 june 2014

For more information, consult the following websites : - Bison Futé : www. bison-fute.gouv.fr - 70th D-Day : www.le70e-normandie.fr