Russell 23Russell Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 It appears that the A28 from Le Mans to Tours is now open, can anyone confirm this? Also is there a service station (or an aire) near the start at Rouen? For a breakfast stop following an overnight ferry to Le Havre. And can anyone comment on the section of N road from Tours to Chateauroux compared to the Evreux (via Chatres) to J12 of the A10 near Orleans section? We are thinking of using the new A28 to get to Limousin from Le Havre rather than Rouen, Evreux, Chatres, A10. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hi RussellThe A28 between us at Alençon and Rouen opened last October. It cuts an hour off the journey time to Rouen. There's a service station opening somewhere between Rouen and Alençon but I gather it doesn't have full facilities yet. The Tours - Ecommoy section that you're asking about opened in December ahead of schedule. Here's the new map: www.cofiroute.fr/cofiroute.nsf/web/a28.htmI swear by www.viamichelin.com for route planning.Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Recently round Le Mans there have been some bits coned-off to single lane (unsure about it at the present time). Am told the coned off sections are popular for speed traps (though again, no personal experience of these yet).Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell 23Russell Posted July 4, 2006 Author Share Posted July 4, 2006 Can I shamelessly bump this up to see if anyone has some updated information since the replies 2 months ago? The visit beckons! [:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renaud Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 The road is certainly open and almost empty. Several places where the road is coned down to one lane as bits seem still to be finished. Can't help you with breakfast places though. Bon chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YCCMB Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Go to: www.alis-sa.com/pdf/4pages.pdf . and look at page 2 of the document This shows the location of the aires on the A28, all of which are pretty basic so if you're looking for one with all mod cons or a resto, you'll be disappointed. It saves us an hour on our old journey using the Dreux/Evereux/Chartres route. We usually skirt Rouen via the airport side of the river and stop for something to eat/rink at the huge centre commercial at Tourville la Riviere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Aire de la Dentelle d'Alencon is fully open (our first stop there was in early April). It has fuel, food outlets and a shop. It even has an eau de cologne dispenser in the gents next to the hand dryer. [:)]Aire des Haras will be full service but is not yet operational, although there is a portacabin there which is sometimes open for coffee. No fuel available yet.The other aires are just parking and loos.The two viaducts at the north end of the A28 both have fixed radars on approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 As Cassis has already said earlier on this thread use www.viamichelin.com as this will give you the exact location of fixed radar sites.Benjamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunday Driver Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 No need to know the exact location of fixed radar sites if you're concentrating on your driving - they're well signed on approach.OK, I'll get me coat.....[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Hi SDI quite agree but it's not always possible to see the very large signs erected on the nearside of the road.As an example we were driving north towards Bordeaux on the A10 earlier this year when returning from Spain. The road is dual carriageway and almost motorway standard. The speed limit is 110kph. In a couple of spots near bends the limit is reduced to 90kph. There are certain sections where lorries are banned from overtaking so you often get a long line of lorries in the inside lane which can easily prevent you from seeing these large signs.The radar camera however is situated in the central reservation with a clear view of any vehicle in both lanes.Having been fined 45 € last year for my first ever motoring offence (for which I had been caught) I now use the cruise control all the time.Benjamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 4, 2006 Share Posted July 4, 2006 Confirming SD's comments on the Aire de la Dentelle, guests have recently said that it is a full service station now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russell 23Russell Posted July 5, 2006 Author Share Posted July 5, 2006 Many thanks for all the replies. We will certainly be trying it next week. I think we will be going over fully self-sufficient as, by mistake, we will be driving on the 14th. [:$] I too, use viamichelin, but I cannot get it to use the A28 as a route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 I haven't used it for some time now but I think you can specify motorways but if not just use a town/village near the A28 as a way point. Benjamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassis Posted July 5, 2006 Share Posted July 5, 2006 [quote user="Russell 23"] I too, use viamichelin, but I cannot get it to use the A28 as a route.[/quote]Make sure that you have not got ViaMichelin options set to avoid péages/tolls. I have a load of routes from Channel ports on our website that link to ViaMichelin and those that pass near Rouen all pick up the A28 to Alençon. I don't list any routes from Tours to us so I'm not sure whether maybe this is the section you mean ViaMichelin is missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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