Smog. From Tuesday 27 January the first level measures will be active

Smog. From Tuesday 27 January the first level measures will be active

Milan, January 27 2020 - Following the findings carried out by ARPA, the regional environmental agency, the exceeding of the first expected threshold of PM10 values ​​was certified today and for this reason, starting tomorrow, Tuesday 28 January 2020, the measures are also active in Milan first level temporary and emergency measures for the improvement of air quality as established by the Air Plan of the Po basin and the Lombardy Region.

The temporary and emergency measures of the regional Air Plan are triggered exclusively when the PM10 concentration levels exceed the value of 50 μg/m3 for four consecutive days. The temporary measures are activated by the day following the control day, i.e. Tuesday and Friday, and remain in force until the following control day. The emergency lockdown is in force every day, including Saturdays and Sundays and midweek holidays, from 8am to 30pm.

The temporary measures are activated by the day following the control day, i.e. Tuesday and Friday, and remain in force until the following control day. The emergency lockdown is in force every day, including Saturdays and Sundays and midweek holidays, from 8am to 30pm.

Since the Area B structural provision is active in Milan, the temporary limitations on the circulation of polluting vehicles envisaged by the Air Plan concern exclusively the extension to Saturdays and Sundays and midweek holidays of the blocking of vehicles already subject to limitations regarding the transport of people and Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 8 to 30 for vehicles registered for transporting goods.

Temporary measures until 31 March 2020 for the improvement of air quality and the fight against local pollution in implementation of the resolutions of the Lombardy Regional Council n. X/7095 of 18 September 2017, n. XI/449 of 2 August 2018, n. XI/712 of 30 October 2018 and n. XI/2055 of 31 July 2019

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Updated: 03/02/2020