Faced with the persistence of ozone air pollution in the Bouches-du-Rhône, a consequence in particular of the heat wave, differentiated traffic will be put in place from Monday in the city center of Marseille, announced the prefecture in a press release.
This measure will remain in force "
as long as the ozone pollution thresholds remain at the level that motivated the triggering of the level 2 alert
", i.e. 180 micrograms of ozone per m3, she specified.
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Activated since Saturday in the Bouches-du-Rhône, this level of alert, triggered when the regulatory threshold has been exceeded for several days in a row, implies "
reinforced vigilance for all public
".
“
Conditions of weak winds, strong sunshine and high temperatures are conducive to the formation of ozone by photochemistry from pollutants of human origin
”, specified in a press release the organization of monitoring of the quality of the air AtmoSud, Dréal Paca and ARS Paca.
Under differentiated traffic, only light vehicles with a Crit'Air sticker from 0 to 3 will be able to circulate in the city center of Marseille on Monday.
For trucks, it will be necessary to have a Crit'Air sticker from 0 to 2 only to be authorized to circulate.
"
Anyone violating the ban on the circulation of vehicles without a sticker is liable to a fine of 68 to 135 euros for light vehicles
", recalls the prefecture, which however underlines that for the day of Monday, "
the emphasis will be on pedagogy
.
“
On the other hand, the following days, the measures of the decree will be intended to apply fully
”, she continues.
The traffic speed must also be lowered by 20 km / h on all roads in the department, without falling below 70 km / h.