Ile-de-France is facing an episode of fine particle pollution. In this context, the prefect of police of Paris, Didier Lallemant, announced, Friday March 25, the establishment Saturday of the differentiated traffic, inside a perimeter delimited by the A86. From 5:30 a.m. to midnight, only vehicles with Crit’Air class 0, 1 and 2 stickers will be allowed to circulate, said the prefecture. The measure will be implemented until the end of the pollution episode.
#Pollution particles (PM10) in IDF.
Implementation of measures from 03/26 between 5:30 a.m. and midnight, until the end of the pollution episode:
➡️ Differentiated circulation (Crit’Air 0 to 2 authorized to circulate)
➡️ Reduction of authorized speeds
➕ information pic.twitter.com/1Y6PqAPsYw— Prefecture of Police (@prefpolice) March 25, 2022
Reductions in the maximum authorized speed are also introduced: 110 km/h on motorways normally limited to 130 km/h, 90 km/h on portions of motorways or expressways normally limited to 110 km/h and 70 km /h on portions of motorways and expressways normally limited to 90 km/h as well as on national and departmental roads normally limited to 80 km/h or 90 km/h.
It is also forbidden to use an individual wood-fired heater for additional or decorative purposes. Finally, measures are planned for the agricultural sector, such as the ban on the burning of agricultural by-products, the postponement of the cleaning of silos and the postponement of the spreading of mineral and organic fertilizers.
For the day of Saturday, “Airparif, association for monitoring air quality in Ile-de-France, predicts a PM10 particle concentration of between 45 and 55 µg/m³, i.e. a probable exceedance of the information-recommendation threshold set at 50 µg /m³, for the third consecutive day”, underlines the prefecture of Paris.
“This episode of pollution is a persistent episode that could last several more days. This pollution comes from several sources (in particular wood heating, road traffic and agriculture) and is combined with anticyclonic conditions unfavorable to the dispersion of pollutants. “according to the police headquarters.