Hamburg is first city in Germany to order diesel driving bans

Authorities in Hamburg said on Wednesday they would ban some diesel vehicles from two major arteries to improve air quality, making the German port city the first to take the long-feared step.

"Driving limits for older diesel vehicles can now come into force as planned" thanks to a decision by a top court, the city-state's government said in a statement.

A 1,600-metre section of the Stresemannstrasse highway in the Altona district will be closed to older diesel trucks from May 31st.

Meanwhile both diesel-powered trucks and cars that do not meet the latest Euro 6 emissions standards will be banned from a 580-metre stretch of another major and heavily polluted road, the Max-Brauer-Allee.

Exemptions will be allowed for local residents and businesses as well as for delivery vehicles, ambulances and rubbish trucks.

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Source: The Local DE
Wed 23 May 2018 at 12:49