Traffic block tomorrow 8 January 2023 in Rome: timetables and information
Tomorrow, Sunday 8 January 2023, the first appointment of the year of ecological Sundays will take place, to raise awareness among citizens on the conscious use of the car. In Rome the level of pollution is still high. In the green bandtherefore, the traffic ban for private traffic, with the exception of certain exceptions, will be in force.
From 7.30 to 12.30 and from 16.30 to 20.30 inside the green bandrecently redesigned by the mayor Roberto Gualtieri, the circulation of all motor vehicles will be prohibited, even if provided with access and circulation permits in restricted traffic areas.
Traffic block January 8, 2023: information
The following categories are derogated/exempt from the ban on vehicular traffic: methane, LPG, hybrid and electric traction vehicles; spark ignition vehicles equipped with a dual ‘bi-fuel’ fuel system (petrol-LPG or petrol-methane) also converted, running on LPG or methane and belonging to the ‘Euro 3’ homologation class and later; ‘Euro 6’ spark-ignition (petrol-powered) vehicles; 2-wheel mopeds with 4-stroke ‘Euro 2’ and later engines; 4-stroke motorcycles ‘Euro3’ and later.
Not just for cars though. The limitation of the maximum temperatures during the period of daily operation allowed for the heating systems has also been established. In addition, the intensification of checks to ascertain compliance with the regulations on the prohibition of open combustion is envisaged throughout the municipal area.
Who can circulate on Sunday 8 January 2023
1. electric and hybrid traction vehicles;
2. vehicles powered by methane, LPG and BI-FUEL vehicles (petrol / LPG or methane), also converted, running on LPG or methane;
3. vehicles with positive ignition (petrol) “EURO 6”;
4. 2-wheeled mopeds with 4-stroke “EURO 2” engines and later;
5. “EURO 3” 4-stroke motorcycles and later;
6. vehicles used for police and security services, including social emergencies, including assistance, including roadside assistance, and the transport of corpses;
7. vehicles used for emergency maintenance services and public utilities (such as water, electricity, gas, telephone, lifts, safety systems, traffic regulation systems, railway systems, heating and air conditioning systems) which are identifiable o with appropriate marking or certification from the employer;
8. vehicles used for transport, waste disposal and environmental hygiene protection, for emergency management of green areas, for civil protection and for urgent restoration of urban decorum;
9. vehicles for public and private collective transport;
10. vehicles regulated pursuant to DAC n. 66/2014 and no. 55/2018;
11. taxis and cars for hire with driver, provided with municipal concessions;
12. vehicles used for car sharing, car pooling, Home Work Travel Plan (PSCL) services activated on the basis of specific measures of the Ministry of the Environment and the Protection of the Territory and the Sea or of the Capitoline Administration;
13. vehicles with CD, SCV and CV plates;
14. vehicles equipped with the badge for disabled persons provided for by Presidential Decree 503 of 24 July 1996;
15. vehicles used by doctors and veterinarians on urgent home visits, bearing the sticker 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. vehicles used for the transport of people subjected to therapies and cannot be deferred or health treatments for the treatment of seriously ill persons, able to exhibit the relative medical certification or vehicles used for the transport of persons aimed at carrying out health checks or treatments connected to the emergency COVID-19;
17. vehicles used for the transport of people subject to security measures;
18. vehicles used for the transport of perishable foodstuffs, for the distribution of periodicals and postal items;
19. vehicles with a maximum mass not exceeding 3.5 tons, used for the transport of medicines and/or the transport of medical equipment for urgent and non-deferrable use, adequately certified, as well as for the transport of valuables;
20. vehicles used for the transport of people who are reported to be attending religious ceremonies scheduled prior to the date of this Ordinance, wedding or funeral ceremonies, provided that the drivers are in possession of special invitations or certificates issued by the officiating ministries;
21. vehicles of daily information operators in service, 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 tools, 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 the specific certificate issued by ENAV SpA;
23. motor vehicles and two-wheeled motor vehicles used by workers with working shifts or domicile/workplace such as to prevent the use of public transport means, with appropriate certification from the employer;
24. vehicles used for work on the construction sites of the underground lines under construction;
25. vehicles or work vehicles that carry out removals for which authorizations have previously been issued for the occupation of public land by the competent offices;
26. vehicles of companies that carry out work on behalf of Roma Capitale or on behalf of sub-service companies, provided with adequate documentation from the Entity for which they work or that carry out planned interventions with authorization from the director;
27. vehicles used for the realization of the initiatives promoted or sponsored by Roma Capitale provided with specific documentation issued by the competent Sectors or stamps issued by the organization;
28. vehicles used in the organization of events for which concession documents have previously been issued to occupy public land, provided with specific documentation issued by the competent Sectors;
29. vehicles of itinerant traders of the Sunday markets, used only for work, limited to the strictly necessary route to and from one’s home;
30. vehicles of priests and ministers of worship of any confession for the functions of their ministry;
31. vehicles of 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 obliged 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 by the bailiffs of the Court of Appeal of Rome, duly provided with the specific certification of the Presidency of the same Court of Appeal;
34. motor vehicles used by entities operating in the film, television and audiovisual fields for filming, audiovisual and photographic filming for which the relevant deeds of occupation of public land have been previously issued by the Department of Cultural Activities. on the issues of air quality and sustainable mobility”, reads a note from the Capitol.