Alongside rail restrictions, the Préfecture de Police has activated an extensive road-traffic order that bans all motor vehicles from large swathes of Paris Centre and the 7th, 8th, 9th, 15th and 18th arrondissements between 08:00 and 23:59 today. Key arteries—including Avenue des Champs-Élysées, Place de la Concorde, Pont de la Concorde and portions of Boulevard Haussmann—are sealed to traffic. Commercial deliveries are prohibited after 12:00 in the Ternes district, while terrace seating and street vending are barred in Montmartre from 13:00 to 20:00. SILT security perimeters with mandatory bag checks operate from 07:00 to 22:00 around the Champs-Élysées, Rue de Rivoli and Place de la Madeleine. Car-hire companies have rerouted drop-off points to Porte Maillot and Bercy, and several corporate shuttle providers are terminating services at Porte d’Italie to avoid gridlock. Residents returning from holiday should carry proof of address to pass police checkpoints. The restrictions illustrate France’s post-2024 approach to “dynamic security zones”, which can be activated under the 2025 National Anti-Terror Legislation without separate prefectural decrees. Employers with expatriates moving household goods today should reschedule, as removal vans require special derogations that are no longer being issued. Normal traffic patterns are expected to resume gradually after midnight, but street-furniture reinstallation may keep some lanes closed into Monday morning commute hours. Logistics and ride-hail operators should monitor real-time prefectural feeds before dispatching vehicles.
