Arriving in Baixa by car will be very complicated from the summer onwards and works and other interventions are also planned in various locations around the historic center in order to reduce the number of cars, increase the pedestrian space and make life easier for transport. public.
The new Reduced Emissions Zone Avenida Baixa Chiado (ZER ABC), which is expected to be fully in force in August, extends from Rossio to Praça do Comércio and from Rua do Alecrim to Rua da Madalena. Only authorized vehicles can circulate in this area – it is mandatory to have a badge and that the car complies with the Euro 3 standard (after 2000). In the daytime, between 6:30 am and midnight, there will be access controls and sanctions for non-performers.
The chamber expects to remove 40,000 vehicles from downtown with the introduction of these measures. Car controls are accompanied by works in several arteries. Rua Nova do Almada and Rua Garrett will become fully pedestrianized, Rua da Prata and Largo do Chiado are also without cars and only with public transport. At Rua dos Fanqueiros and at Rua do Ouro new bike lanes will be created by eliminating automobile traffic routes. Interventions to expand the sidewalks on Rua da Misericórdia and Largo do Calhariz are also planned.
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