The Minister of Ecology Segolene Royal supports the idea of lowering to 90 km / hour speed on highways through cities, as requested by the Mayor of Valence (Drôme), said Sunday his office.
The Mayor of Valencia (The Republicans) Nicolas Daragon made a request to that effect to the Ministry on July 17, he told AFP, confirming a report in Le Parisien daily.
The city is bisected by the A7 ” Highway of the Sun “, very busy during the holidays, but also the rest of the year, for its strategic position in the Rhone Valley. Currently, the speed is already reduced by 20 km / h to 110 km / h.
“My request is the result of the parliamentary inquiry, which was presented to him there two weeks ago and three Other studies conducted locally, who say that air pollution in the territory of Valencia is mainly generated by road transport, because we have very few polluting industries in Valencia and very little need to use the heating, “argues the mayor.
This pollution is the cause of 55 deaths in the metropolitan area, he adds, citing data from the Health Watch Institute.
Asked by AFP, the Royal’s firm ensures that the Minister will support the request of Mr. Daragon, although the decision must be taken “Inter”.
” Overall, the speed limits urban freeways in the right direction, “do you still believe in the entourage of the Minister. This” will therefore give a positive opinion “if other cities formulated similar requests, it is added.
According to the mayor of Valencia, fifteen cities in France would be concerned with highways passing within 300 meters from the center.
In July, in a report entitled “Pollution air: the cost of inaction, “a Senate inquiry commission estimated at 101.3 billion annual cost of air pollution
After this publication. The Minister of Ecology has measures “extremely firm” fight against air pollution. They have still not been announced.
02/08/2015 4:01:46 p.m. – Lyon (AFP) – AFP © 2015
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