Twisto, the public bus-and-tram operator in Caen (Normandy), has issued an alert that 84 routes will be diverted from 13:00 to 16:00 on Saturday 14 November due to a downtown protest. The operator urges riders to consult real-time maps and warns that interchange stops at Saint-Pierre and Résistance will be out of service. While primarily affecting local commuters, the disruption also hits long-distance passengers using Caen as a transit point between the Brittany-Normandy corridor and Paris. Several FlixBus and BlaBlaCar Bus services are switching pick-up points to the Caen ring-road Park-and-Ride lots, a 15-minute taxi ride from the rail station. Corporate mobility managers with assignees at the nearby Hérouville-Saint-Clair tech park have circulated advice to finish site visits by noon or telework. The prefecture has not ruled out extending the restrictions if turnout exceeds forecasts or if traffic gridlock spills onto the A13 motorway interchange. Twisto reminds ticket-holders that any prepaid fare remains valid on replacement services and that full normal operations are expected to resume by the evening peak.
Source: Twisto Traffic Alerts
