The Minister of Ecology Segolene Royal supports the idea of lowering 90 km / hour speed on highways through cities like
request the mayor of Valence (Drôme). But this decision is also subject to approval by other departments.
- By Philippe Bette
- Published 08/03/2015 | 8:35, updated 08.03.2015 | 8:35
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The city of Valencia is crossed by the A7 “Autoroute du soleil”, 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 quinzejours and three other studies conducted locally, who say that air pollution in the territory of Valencia is mainly generated by road transport, because very few polluting industries in Valencia and very little need to use the heating, “argues the maire.Cette pollution is the cause of 55 deaths in the metropolitan area, he adds, citing data Institute health monitoring.
Questioned by AFP, the Royal’s firm ensures that the Minister will support the request of Mr. Daragon, although the decision must be taken in “inter” .And “so Generally, speed limits on expressways 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 requests similaires.Selon 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 titled “Air Pollution: 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.
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