To reduce pollution, the prefect drops authorized speeds this Wednesday – Liberation

Slow down to pollute less. The prefect of police ordered a drop of 10 to 20 km/h of the maximum speed authorized on the roads and highways of Ile-de-France Wednesday March 5 from 5:30 to midnight, « In order to reduce the emissions of pollutants in the atmosphere ».

The Parisian agglomeration is experiencing an episode of pollution « persistent » Fine particles since Tuesday, the police headquarters said in a statement released in the evening. « This pollution is mainly linked to wood and road traffic heating, combined with meteorology unfavorable to the dispersion of pollutants »the weather being dry and sunny, it is said of the same source.

To limit pollution, the prefect Laurent Nuñez therefore ordered maximum speed reductions authorized on Wednesday between 5:30 a.m. and midnight. On the roads and highways, motorists will have to drive at 110 km/h on the portions limited to 130 km/h, at 90 km/h on those limited to 110, and at 70 km/h on those limited to 90 or 80 km/h, details the prefectural press release. « The use of individual heating with auxiliary or approval wood » is also prohibited, adds the prefecture.

Authorized speed reduction is increasingly frequent to try to deal with pollution episodes. In recent weeks, such measures have been taken in the North, Pas-de-Calais, Haute-Garonne or in Oise.

To fight against fine particles in particular, the Paris town hall has also set up, Monday, March 3, A queue reserved for carpooling and public transport on the Parisian ring road and part of the A1 and A13 motorways. This development, provided by the Capital 2024-2030 Climate Plan to reduce its carbon footprint by 2050, had been experienced during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The idea is to alleviate pollution, atmospheric as sound, in the capital, and to make the device an « urban boulevard ». The final lowering of the maximum speed of 70 km/h to 50 km/h on the Parisian ring road was set up on October 1.