Stop cars tomorrow in Rome. On Sunday 25 February, in fact, there will be a traffic block on ecological Sunday, as per the calendar set by the Gualtieri council in response to the measures indicated by European, national, regional and municipal legislation for the prevention and containment of air pollution. A block that should help reduce smog in the city.
All limitations for Sunday 25 February
The times of the traffic block on Sunday
The day will see a stop to traffic within the Green Belt, from 7.30am to 12.30pm and then from 4.30pm to 8.30pm. The next ecological Sunday is scheduled for March 24th.
Roads closed in Rome on Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 February
Exceptions to the provision
Electric or hybrid vehicles and monofuel methane or LPG vehicles; bi-fuel vehicles (with dual petrol-LPG or petrol-methane fuel system) also converted but only if running on LPG or methane and approved in Euro 3 and subsequent class; Euro 6 class petrol vehicles; mopeds (50cc) with 4-stroke engines of Euro 2 class and later; 4-stroke motorcycles of Euro 3 class and later. All exemptions provided for other categories of vehicles are specified in the ordinance which can be consulted on the Roma Capitale website.
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Use of heating
Furthermore, throughout the entire municipal territory, among the measures aimed at containing polluting emissions, the provisions of union ordinance no. 114 of 10.31.23 on the use of domestic heating systems for a maximum of 11 hours per day and one temperature no higher than 19°C (+2°C tolerance).
Vehicles exempted from traffic blocking
1. electric and hybrid vehicles;
2. vehicles powered by methane, LPG and Bi-Fuel vehicles (petrol / LPG or methane), whether or not converted, running on LPG or methane;
3. ‘Euro 6’ spark-ignition vehicles (petrol);
4. 2-wheel mopeds with 4-stroke ‘Euro 2’ and subsequent engines;
5. 4-stroke motorcycles ‘Euro 3″ and later;
6. vehicles used for police and security services, including social emergencies, including rescue, including road rescue, and the transport of bodies;
7. vehicles used for emergency maintenance and public utility services (such as water, electricity, gas, telephone, lifts, security systems, traffic regulation systems. Railway systems, heating and air conditioning systems) which are identifiable or with appropriate marking or certification from the employer;
8. vehicles used for transport, waste disposal and hygienic-environmental protection, emergency management of greenery, civil protection and urgent restoration of urban decorum;
9. vehicles for public and private collective transport;
10. vehicles regulated pursuant to DAC n. 66/2014 and n. 55/2018;
11. taxis and cars in rental service with driver, equipped with municipal concessions;
12. vehicles used for car sharing, car pooling, Home Work Travel Plan (PSCL) services activated on the basis of specific provisions of the Ministry of the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea or the Capitoline Administration;
13. vehicles with CD, SCV and CV license plates;
14. vehicles equipped with the permit for disabled persons required by Presidential Decree 503 of 24 July 1996;
15. vehicles used by doctors and veterinarians on urgent home visits, equipped with the mark issued by the respective Order: vehicles used by paramedics in home care service with certificate issued by the public or private structure to which they belong;
16. motor vehicles used for the transport of people undergoing essential and non-deferrable therapies or health treatments for the treatment of serious illnesses, capable of showing the relevant medical certification and motor vehicles used for the transport of people for the purpose of carrying out health checks or treatments connected to Covid 19;
17. motor vehicles used for the transport of people subject to safety measures;
18. vehicles used for the transport of perishable goods, for the distribution of periodicals and postal items; 19. Vehicles with a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes, used for the transport of medicines and/or the transport of appropriately certified urgent and non-deferrable medical materials, as well as for the transport of valuables;
20. vehicles used for the transport of people participating in religious ceremonies scheduled before the date of this Ordinance, wedding or funeral ceremonies, provided that the drivers are in possession of specific invitations or certificates issued by the officiating ministers;
21. vehicles of daily information operators on duty, equipped with an identification card and with certification from the editorial staff, or used for the transport of materials to support the television filming service (e.g. filming instruments, generators, radio links, etc. ) relating to television news;
22. vehicles used by air traffic controllers on duty at Ciampino and Fiumicino airports, upon presentation of a specific certificate issued by Enav SpA;
23. motor vehicles and two-wheeled motor vehicles used by workers with work shifts or domicile/workplace such as to prevent the use of public transport, with specific certification from the employer;
24. vehicles used for work on the construction sites of the metropolitan lines under construction;
25. vehicles or work vehicles carrying out removals for which authorizations for the occupation of public land have been previously issued by the competent offices;
26. vehicles of companies that carry out work on behalf of Roma Capitale or on behalf of underground utilities companies, provided with adequate documentation from the organization for which they work or that carry out scheduled interventions with authorization from the director;
27. vehicles used for the implementation of initiatives promoted or sponsored by Roma Capitale provided with specific documentation issued by the competent sectors or with labels issued by the organisation;
28. vehicles used in the organization of events for which concession documents for the occupation of public land have previously been issued, provided with specific documentation issued by the competent sectors;
29. vehicles of street traders from the Sunday markets, used solely for work, limited to the strictly necessary route to and from their home;
30. vehicles of Priests and Ministers of worship of any denomination for the functions of their ministry;
31. vehicles of the Sports Associations or Clubs belonging to Federations affiliated to CONI or other officially recognized Federations, or used by members of the same with a declaration from the President indicating the place and time of the sporting event in which the member is directly involved;
32. motor vehicles used by those who are required to comply with sentences and decrees of both criminal and civil Courts provided with adequate certification;
33. vehicles used for emergency interventions by UNEP officials and the judicial officers of the Court of Appeal of Rome, duly provided with specific certification from the Presidency of the Court of Appeal itself;
34. motor vehicles used by entities operating in the film, television and audiovisual sector for film shooting. audiovisual and photographic for which the relevant concession documents for occupation of public land have previously been issued by the Cultural Activities Department.