Speed limits to be lowered on more Paris roads from November

Speed limits on more roads in the Paris area are set to be lowered from this November onwards, after the limit on the périphérique was lowered from 70 km/h to 50 km/h.

The mairie has hailed the lowering of the speed limit on the périphérique as a success, and has published a report suggesting that in less than a month, it has reduced air and noise pollution, and improved traffic and safety.

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Now, the speed limit is set to be reduced on around a dozen more kilometres of motorway from November. They are:

• The A86 between Saint-Denis and la Courneuve

• The A4 between Charenton-le-Pont and Saint-Maurice.

The order comes from the prefectures of Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne. They are mainly aiming to reduce what they see as high levels of noise pollution.

For example, the order issued by the Val-de-Marne prefecture refers to “higher noise levels than the regulatory threshold on the section crossing the municipalities of Charenton-le-Pont and Saint-Maurice”. 

Levels exceed the threshold of 65 dB(A) during the day and 60 dB(A) at night, the prefecture said, affecting the health and lives of more than 14,000 people in the area.