Lower Normandy Road Network and Travel

Lower-Normandy's road network is well-developed with 7,730 km of roads.

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Thanks to high regional financial supports, huge road works have been done from 2000 to 2006, improving the road network of Lower-Normandy region, so the links between this region and the rest of France are good.

Pay attention: if you drive to Caen or Cherbourg, you will probably face traffic jams in the surroundings of these cities.

		Travelling to Lower-Normandy by Road
Road network		National roads: 560 km Secondary roads: 1,060 km Local roads: 4,140 km
Main motorways		A13: Caen-Rouen-Paris A84: Caen – Rennes A28: Tours - Le Mans - Alençon - Rouen Future A88*: Caen-Falaise-Sées. The A88 will be opened by June 2010.
Main national roads		RN 12: connects Alençon and the Orne department with Parisian region. RN 174: connects the RN 3 (north) to the A84 (southern estuary's motorway)
Distances		Driving distance from Paris to Caen: 235km (about 2h35) Driving distance from London to Caen: 452km (about 5h45, of which 45 min of ferry)
Useful contacts		Car Rental: www.hertz.fr, www.avis.fr, www.rentacar.fr, www.europcar.com, www.easycar.com Trafic Information: www.autoroutes-trafic.fr, www.infotrafic.com, www.bison-fute.equipement.gouv.fr Itineraries: www.www.viamichelin.fr, www.mappy.com, www.igg.fr

* The construction of the A88 is a very important project for the Lower Normandy region, as it will bring lots of improvements to the area:

• open-up the ports of Lower Normandy by connecting them to the motorways which serve the Centre region, as well as the West and South-West of France.
• reinforce the role of Caen
• strengthen the connection with the Calais - Bordeaux - Bayonne axis
• develop the industrial functions and services of Falaise, Sées, etc.
• provide a better access to the touristic areas of Lower-Normandy.
• ease the inter-regional exchanges