Beijing： During the red warning period of air pollution, motor vehicles run with single and even numbers.

　　Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, October 30 (Reporter Zhang Xiao, Lu Chang) On October 30, the Beijing Municipal Transportation Commission, the Public Security Traffic Management Bureau of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment issued and implemented the Notice on Taking Temporary Traffic Management Measures to Deal with Heavy Air Pollution.

　　The circular mentioned that in order to cope with heavy air pollution and protect public health, in accordance with the provisions of the Beijing Emergency Plan for Heavy Air Pollution (Revised in 2023), when the emergency headquarters of Beijing issued a red and orange warning for heavy air pollution, temporary traffic management measures were taken for motor vehicles (including vehicles with temporary license plates) driving on roads within the administrative area of Beijing.

　　The circular shows that during the red warning period of heavy air pollution, the official vehicles of party and government organs at all levels in Beijing, social organizations, institutions and state-owned enterprises affiliated to Beijing will stop driving for 30% of the total number of vehicles on the basis of single and even number driving measures. Construction waste, muck and gravel transport vehicles are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of Beijing all day (except pure electric and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles). Light gasoline vehicles (including driving school coaches) with national emission standards 1 and 2 are prohibited from driving on roads within the administrative area of Beijing all day. From 3: 00 to 24: 00 every day, motor vehicles (including driving school coaches) with emission standards of Grade III and above will be driven on a single day and even days according to the tail number of the license plate (odd numbers are 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9, and even numbers are 2, 4, 6, 8 and 0), and motor vehicles with English letters at the tail number of the license plate will be managed as No.0; At the same time, Beijing 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 in Beijing (including the Fifth Ring Road). Diesel trucks with national four emission standards issued by Beijing Municipality with license plates (including temporary license plates) are prohibited from driving on the road (except those confirmed by relevant administrative departments to ensure the transportation of production and living materials in this city and transport fresh agricultural products in whole vehicles).

　　The circular also stipulated temporary traffic management measures during the orange warning period of heavy air pollution and the types of motor vehicles in Beijing that are not restricted by the circular. The circular reminds that during the period of taking temporary traffic management measures, other traffic management measures in Beijing are still valid except for the implementation of the provisions of this circular. The Beijing Municipal Public Security Traffic Management Department will deal with motor vehicles driving in violation of regulations according to law.