The Hoy No Circula program will impose vehicle restrictions across 16 boroughs in CDMX and 18 municipalities in the State of Mexico on Saturday, February 21, from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Affected vehicles include those with hologram 1 and odd-numbered plate endings, hologram 2 regardless of the digit, and foreign vehicles. The initiative aims to reduce air pollution in the Mexico City metropolitan area.
The Hoy No Circula program, aimed at preventing, minimizing, and controlling pollutant emissions, will be in effect on Saturday, February 21, in Mexico City and the State of Mexico. The restriction covers the 16 boroughs of CDMX and 18 bordering municipalities in Edomex, where authorities can fine non-compliant drivers.
Vehicles with hologram 1 and plate endings of 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 are prohibited from circulating. Cars with hologram 2 are restricted regardless of the last digit, as are foreign vehicles. In particular, automobiles with blue stickers and endings 9 or 0 will have a forced rest all day, applying to holograms 1 and 2. The Commission for the Metropolitan Environment (CAMe) states that only vehicles with holograms 00 and 0 may travel every day.
The program follows a weekly calendar based on sticker color and the last plate number: Tuesdays for pink stickers with 7 and 8; Wednesdays for red with 3 and 4; Thursdays for green with 1 and 2; Fridays for blue with 9 and 0; and Mondays for yellow with 5 and 6. On Sundays, all vehicles may circulate freely, except during extraordinary environmental contingencies.
If ozone levels exceed 150 points, CAMe activates the Double Hoy No Circula, which doubles the restrictions and includes some hologram 0 vehicles to safeguard public health.
The affected Edomex municipalities are: Atizapán de Zaragoza, Coacalco de Berriozábal, Cuautitlán, Cuautitlán Izcalli, Chalco, Chicoloapan, Chimalhuacán, Ecatepec, Huixquilucan, Ixtapaluca, La Paz, Naucalpan de Juárez, Nezahualcóyotl, Nicolás Romero, Tecámac, Tlalnepantla de Baz, Tultitlán, and Valle de Chalco.
