Smog, ban on polluting cars from Sunday in Emilia-Romagna:here's who can circulate, where and when

From this year the traffic stop for diesel vehicles up to Euro 4 will be extended to all lowland municipalities, with the exception of those hit by floods

ROME – They return from Sunday (and will be in force until April 30, 2024) anti-smog measures in Emilia-Romagna.From this year it is stop on circulation for diesel vehicles up to euro 4 is extended to all lowland municipalities.With one exception: for citizens of the flooded municipalities the restrictions on the circulation of Euro 4 diesel vehicles are suspended until March 31st (structural limitations) ed 5 euros (emergency), as provided for by an amendment approved unanimously in the Legislative Assembly. Traffic restrictions apply from Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 6.30pm, as the Region recalls.In the Pair Municipalities (those with more than 30,000 inhabitants, the municipalities of the urban agglomeration of Bologna and the "voluntary" municipalities, i.e. Fiorano and Maranello in the Modena area and Rubiera in the Reggio Emilia area) the limitations also extend to the four ecological Sundays per month.

In detail, From 1 October traffic restrictions will come into effect for diesel vehicles up to and including Euro 4 (from this year extended to the 207 lowland municipalities, going from 53% to 91% of the regional population involved), for petrol vehicles up to and including €2, for methane-petrol and LPG-petrol vehicles up to and including €1. Furthermore, stop on mopeds and motorcycles up to and including 1 euro.In all municipalities affected by the plan, the Move-In service is always active which, through the installation of a black box, allows vehicles subject to limitations to travel a certain number of kilometres.per year set based on the category and emission class of the vehicle (not, however, during emergency measures and eco-Sundays where they are foreseen).

The emergency measures are triggered instead if the limits for PM10 are expected to be exceeded on the control day (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) and in the following two days;they apply in the municipalities of the province where overruns are expected.The measures are in force from the day following the control day up to and including the following control day.The ban on the use of woody biomass domestic heating systems up to and including three stars will continue to be valid in all lowland municipalities, if there is an alternative domestic heating system in the home.Returning to the measures, in the event that emergency measures are triggered, the spilling of sewage using non-eco-sustainable techniques is prohibited and the thermostat must be lowered to 17 degrees in industries and 19 in homes.Furthermore, diesel vehicles up to and including 5 euros will not be allowed to circulate in the Pair Municipalities;there will be a stop to outdoor burning (mowing, bonfires, barbecues, fireworks) and a ban on parking with the engine running.

Not just traffic restrictions.Always from 1 October to 30 April it is forbidden to burn plant residues in the eastern, western plain and agglomeration areas of Bologna. Throughout the regional territory below 300 meters above sea level, stop the use of open fireplaces and woody biomass systems to heat class homes up to and including two stars (but only if an alternative domestic heating system is present) .In Bologna every Sunday will be eco-friendly except October 1st, December 24th and 31st and March 31st.Furthermore, as the Municipality makes known, in Bologna the structural measures will be suspended on public holidays, Wednesday 4 October, Wednesday 1 and Friday 8 November, Monday 25 and Tuesday 26 December, Monday 1 January, Monday 1 April and Thursday 25 April 2024.