The A5
Autoroute, which was constructed in 1990 to relieve the
A6, links the
Parisian region with the
Langres area. It is a 238 km toll road under the management of the Autoroutes Paris-Rhin-Rhône (APRR). It makes up parts of the European routes
E54,
E511, and
E17. Before the A5 was completed, the section linking
Troyes with Langres was known as the
A26. This route crosses the departments of
Seine-et-Marne (in the
Ile-de-France region),
Yonne (in the
Burgundy region),
Aube and
Haute-Marne (in the
Champagne-Ardenne region).
In
Île-de-France, before reaching its western terminus at
La Francilienne, the A5 splits into two branches which were previously referred to as the A5a and the A5b. They have since been renumbered, with the A5a being designated as the A5 and the A5b becoming part of the A105 (a spur route linking La Francilienne, the A5, and the town of
Melun). However, the two branches are often still referred to as the "A5a" and "A5b".
Proposed Eastern Extension
The French
Government has given the green light for the completion of the natural continuation of the A5 beyond Langres towards Switzerland and Mulhouse by granting permission for the construction of a toll motorway from
Langres to
Vesoul currently known as the A319 (planned opening after 2030). The remainder of the section must be supported by the State in the form of a 2 × 2 lane expressway (RN 19) connecting to the A36 between
Belfort and Montbéliard and beyond to the A16 Swiss motorway. The combination of the current A5 motorway and this extension could eventually become a future A5 motorway linking Paris to Switzerland.[1]
List of Exits and Junctions
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