The maximum authorized speed will now be 110 km/h for highway portions limited normally at 130 km/h. The roads at 110 km/H will drop to 90 km/h, and those at 90 or 80 km/h will drop to 70 km/h.
Traffic restrictions will be implemented on Thursday on the Île-de-France roads, currently on orange heat wave and touched by an episode of pollution “persistent” At Ozone, the Paris police headquarters announced on Wednesday.
Between 05:30 and midnight, the maximum authorized speed will now be 110 km/h for highway portions limited normally at 130 km/h. The highways/roads at 110 km/h will drop to 90 km/h, and those at 90 or 80 km/h will drop to 70 km/h, the prefecture said in a press release.
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Vehicles over 3.5 tonnes will have the obligation to bypass the capital by borrowing the Ile -de -France ring road. These measures will remain in force until they are lifted by prefectural decision, the press release said.
Reduce pollutant emissions
They aim to reduce the emissions of pollutants in the atmosphere, while Airparif, an association which monitors air quality in Île-de-France, plans a “persistence” Ozone pollution episode started on Wednesday in the department on Wednesday. This one “Can constitute a health risk”underlines the prefecture.
France has been affected by the heat wave for several days, with a large part of the country in orange alertness and several departments in red vigilance, in particular in the southern half. The open -air burning operations are also prohibited until further notice and maintenance or cleaning work which issues volatile organic compounds, using for example thermal motor tools, solvents, varnishes, glues or paintings, must be postponed, according to the prefecture. It also recommends limiting travel by car, as well as exposure to pollution, especially vulnerable people.
