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2026 Pico y Placa traffic restrictions – further rollouts
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2026 Pico y Placa traffic restrictions – further rollouts
In late July 2026 2026, several Latin American cities began rolling out new expanded their Pico y Placa traffic‑restriction schemes. programs. Medellín, Colombia, announced confirmed a city‑wide new rotation for beginning 3 August that bans motorcycles with plates starting 1 or 7, extending the second half of same digit pairings to private cars, vans and official taxis throughout the year, detailing work week. In the daily plate‑number assignments, exemption categories (electric, gas‑fuelled and hybrid vehicles, plus major corridors), a four‑day pedagogical period, Bucaramanga metropolitan area (including Floridablanca, Girón and penalties of 15 daily minimum wages Piedecuesta), the schedule starts 27 July, prohibiting vehicles whose plates end in 7 or 8 on the first day and possible immobilisation. Two days later, outlining the full weekly sequence through early August. Quito, Ecuador, activated released its regular Pico y Placa schedule, prohibiting vehicles with July‑27 calendar, restricting plates ending in 1 or 2 during the two peak‑hour blocks morning‑evening peak periods (06:00‑09:30 and imposing fines based on the basic salary. Simultaneously, Bucaramanga, Colombia, launched 16:00‑20:00). Bogotá continues its own rotation, beginning with existing odd‑even scheme, allowing plates 7 and 8 6‑0 on Monday even days and rotating through the week, with similar fines 1‑5 on odd days. All municipalities maintain penalties of up to 15 minimum daily wages and possible vehicle immobilisation measures. Both cities cited for violations, reiterating goals of reducing congestion, cutting emissions, lowering emissions and encouraging public‑transport use. The coordinated implementations illustrate updates show a sustained regional push in mid‑2026 to expand fine‑tune plate‑based traffic‑management programs across multiple municipalities, each tailoring schedules, exemptions, and penalties to local conditions. traffic management throughout the second half of 2026.
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- 2026-07-27 12:39 UTC 2026 Pico y Placa traffic restrictions – further rollouts
- 2026-07-26 23:50 UTC 2026 Pico y Placa traffic restrictions
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