Notice of Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Taking Temporary Traffic Management Measures to Deal with Heavy Air Pollution

Jing Zheng Fa [2016] No.54

  In order to cope with heavy air pollution and protect public health, the municipal government has decided to take temporary traffic management measures for motor vehicles (including vehicles with temporary license plates) driving on roads within the administrative area of this Municipality when emergency headquarters, a city with heavy air pollution, issues red and orange warnings of heavy air pollution. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:

  1. During the orange warning period of heavy air pollution, the following traffic management measures shall be implemented:

  (a) construction waste, muck, gravel transport vehicles are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of this Municipality all day (except clean energy vehicles).

  (2) Light gasoline vehicles (including driving school coaches) with national I and II emission standards are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of this Municipality all day.

  Two, during the red warning period of heavy air pollution, the following traffic management measures are implemented:

  (a) the official vehicles of the party and government organs at all levels in this Municipality and the social organizations, institutions and state-owned enterprises affiliated to this Municipality will be stopped for 30% of the total number of vehicles on the basis of the single and even number driving measures.

  (two) construction waste, muck, gravel transport vehicles are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of this Municipality all day (except clean energy vehicles).

  (3) Light gasoline vehicles (including driving school coaches) with national I and II emission standards are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of this Municipality all day.

  (4) From 3: 00 to 24: 00 every day, motor vehicles with national III or above emission standards (including driving school coaches) will run on a single day and even days according to the tail number of the license plate (single numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, and even numbers are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0), and the "2002" type license plate and motor vehicles with the tail number of the license plate in English letters will be managed by even numbers. At the same time, the city suspended the implementation of regional traffic management measures during peak hours of working days; However, from 7: 00 to 9: 00 and from 17: 00 to 20: 00 on weekdays, motor vehicles from other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities are prohibited from driving on roads within the Fifth Ring Road of this Municipality (including the Fifth Ring Road).

  Three, the following motor vehicles in this city are not restricted by the above traffic management measures:

  (a) police cars, fire engines, ambulances, engineering rescue vehicles and vehicles of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force performing tasks.

  (2) buses, inter-provincial passenger vehicles and buses, Beijing B-section number plate taxis (excluding rental vehicles), minibuses, special postal vehicles, vehicles with tourist bus operation certificates issued by the municipal transportation management department, unit buses and school buses approved by the municipal public security traffic management department.

  (3) Administrative law enforcement vehicles, environmental emergency monitoring vehicles and special vehicles for clearing obstacles, which are painted with uniform marks and perform official duties.

  (four) special vehicles for sanitation, gardening and road maintenance, and funeral vehicles for funeral homes.

  (5) Vehicles with "Shi" prefix number plates and vehicles approved for temporary entry.

  (6) Pure electric vehicles (cars driven by electric motors with rechargeable batteries as the sole power source), minibuses with passes for the disabled, and trucks with passes to ensure the normal operation of the city and the supply of necessities for production and life.

  Four, provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities to Beijing’s inter-provincial tourist buses, "green channel" vehicles, special postal vehicles, approved by the relevant departments and put on record for the city to transport production and living materials vehicles, not restricted by the above traffic management measures, but still have to apply for a pass to Beijing. From 6: 00 to 24: 00 every day, except for inter-provincial tourist buses and postal buses, other vehicles are prohibited from driving on the roads within the Sixth Ring Road of this city (excluding the Sixth Ring Road).

  Five, the following provinces and cities to Beijing motor vehicles are not subject to the above traffic management measures:

  (1) Police cars, ambulances and vehicles of the People’s Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force that go to Beijing to perform tasks.

  (2) Inter-provincial passenger vehicles with road transport certificates, vehicles with "collar" number plates and vehicles approved for temporary entry.

  Six, heavy air pollution in emergency headquarters in principle, 24 hours in advance to release the red and orange warning of heavy air pollution, special circumstances at least 12 hours in advance, and widely publicized through television, radio, newspapers, Internet, mobile phones and other channels. Traffic management departments of public security and traffic management departments should do a good job in dealing with heavy air pollution.

  Seven, during the period of taking temporary traffic management measures, in addition to the implementation of the provisions of this notice, other traffic management measures in this Municipality are still valid. The public security traffic management department will deal with motor vehicles that violate the regulations according to law.

  Eight, this notice shall be implemented as of December 15, 2016, and the Notice of the Beijing Municipal People’s Government on Taking Temporary Traffic Management Measures to Deal with Heavy Air Pollution (Beijing Zhengfa [2015] No.34) shall be abolished at the same time.

  This is for your information.

the people’s government of beijing city

November 16, 2016