Hamidreza Ranjbar, the Director General of Public Transport and Regional Affairs of Tehran Municipality, announced the cancellation of the 20-day free traffic quota in the air pollution reduction zone of Tehran ahead of the new school year. This decision was made to manage traffic and reduce air pollution in the first week of Mehr.
Programs of the Mehr Reception Headquarters
Ranjbar referred to the actions of the Mehr Reception Headquarters and said: "Every year, this headquarters forms 5 working groups that have various responsibilities for welcoming the month of Mehr. These working groups include informing and educating traffic culture, streamlining and managing vehicle traffic, enhancing safety around educational institutions, improving public transport performance, and the school bus working group."
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He also stated that there are plans to promote the culture of using public transport and utilizing the city's capacities to distribute educational messages. Ranjbar emphasized: "We aim to commemorate World Car-Free Day by holding events in various parts of the city in collaboration with the traffic police."
Increased Traffic and New Measures
The Director General of Public Transport and Regional Affairs of Tehran Municipality pointed out that traffic on the capital's roads will increase by 30 percent in the mornings and afternoons at the beginning of Mehr, saying: "To manage this situation, plans have been presented to the Traffic Council, which have been approved by the Mayor of Tehran. One of these resolutions is the prohibition of the movement of food, pharmaceutical, and household goods distribution vehicles from 6 to 10 in the morning."
According to Ranjbar, any construction operations that occupy the roadway will also be canceled in the first week of Mehr to reduce traffic, and the police will enforce the law in this regard. He also referred to the prohibition of holding domestic and international exhibitions in the first half of Mehr, stating: "This plan has also been approved by the Traffic Council and requires notification from the counterpart council in the governorate to be implemented."
He noted that the issue of flexible working hours has been communicated to the offices, and working hours have been announced from 8 AM to 1 PM. Ranjbar also reported on the rectification of deficiencies in traffic signs and geometric modifications for the safe passage of students, saying: "The traffic control company is developing a plan to address existing problems."
The Director General of Public Transport and Regional Affairs of Tehran Municipality referred to the reconstruction and modernization of the public transport fleet, stating: "The metro and bus services have also prepared their operational plans for the start of Mehr."
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