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Mexico City Keeps Regular Friday Hoy No Circula as Air Quality Worsens

Official readings found unhealthy particulates with ozone under the activation threshold, resulting in no Phase 1.

Overview

  • Vehicles with blue sticker and plates ending in 9 or 0 bearing verification hologram 1 or 2 are restricted from 05:00 to 22:00 today.
  • The measure covers all 16 Mexico City boroughs and 18 adjacent State of Mexico municipalities, with enforcement by traffic officers.
  • Exempt vehicles include those with 0 or 00 holograms, electric or hybrid cars, motorcycles, public transport, emergency units, and cars for people with disabilities.
  • CAMe and the city monitoring network reported poor air quality driven by PM10 and PM2.5, but pollutant indices stayed below the 150-point contingency trigger.
  • Noncompliance can lead to towing and fines of 20–30 UMA, equivalent to roughly 2,346–3,519 pesos under 2026 rates.