The program to reduce pollutants from mobile sources, Hoy No Circula, presents restrictions this Tuesday for the following vehicles:
- Vehicles with pink stickers
- Holograms 1 and 2
- With plate number termination 7 and 8
Vehicles with 00 and 00 holograms, as well as electric or hybrid vehicles, are exempt from the limitations. As well as emergency vehicles, public transportation, motorcycles and those that carry license plates for people with disabilities.
The Hoy No Circula program is applied from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in all municipalities of Mexico City and in 18 municipalities of the State of Mexico: Atizapán de Zaragoza, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Cuautitlán, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Chalco, Chicoloapan, Chimalhuacán, Ecatepec de Morelos, Huixquilucan, Ixtapaluca, La Paz, Naucalpan de Juárez, Nezahualcóyotl, Nicolás Romero, Tecámac, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Tultitlán and Valle de Chalco.
Ignoring the rule implies fines of 20 to 30 Update Measurement Units (UMA), that is, between 2,262 and 3,394 pesos.
Air quality in Mexico City
In its 6:00 a.m. report, the Mexico City Atmospheric Monitoring Directorate rated the air quality in the country’s capital as acceptable, with a moderate risk level.
The monitoring stations were marked in green (Good), with the exception of La Merced and El Pedregal, in Mexico City, and Tlalnepantla, in the State of Mexico, which were in yellow (Acceptable).
The Mexico City Government agency reports every hour on the quality of the air breathed in the megalopolis in order to warn the population and make the appropriate decisions if pollution becomes a risk.