While media attention focuses on Geneva, France’s Préfecture du Doubs issued its own alert at midday on 12 June warning of likely bottlenecks on the N57 and secondary roads feeding the La Ferrière-sous-Jougne border point. Because Swiss authorities have diverted most heavy goods vehicles there, local commuters face significant delays. No Doubs crossing will close entirely, but officials urge drivers to carry passports and proof of residence. Businesses operating just-in-time supply chains from Basel or Zürich to eastern France are advised to pre-clear shipments and consider routing via Alsace or the Belfort–Delle rail freight line. The prefecture says mobile customs units will stage pop-up checks away from the border to ease congestion at the line itself. Employers can request priority lanes for refrigerated or pharmaceutical cargo by email, although slots are limited. Regional chambers of commerce have asked Swiss and French tax authorities to clarify how late arrivals will affect frontier-worker status for payroll purposes; an FAQ is promised before Monday. The alert reinforces the message that the G7 operation is not confined to Haute-Savoie. Mobility planners with staff in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté should monitor prefectural feeds and build at least 90 minutes of contingency into cross-border journeys until 19 June.
Source: macommune.info
