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Saturday Hoy No Circula Enforced Across Mexico City, Toluca and Tianguistenco as Air Quality Turns Poor

With air quality labeled poor for PM10, authorities kept regular Saturday limits in place across Mexico City and the Toluca and Tianguistenco metros.

Overview

  • The fourth‑Saturday pattern ran on January 24 from 5:00 to 22:00 across the ZMVM, ZMVT and ZMST metropolitan areas.
  • Vehicles with Holograma 1 and even plate endings (0, 2, 4, 6, 8), all Holograma 2 units and foreign‑plated cars were barred from circulating.
  • Allowed vehicles included Holograma 1 with odd plates, Holograma 00 and 0, and exempt categories such as electric and hybrid cars, emergency and public transport units, motorcycles and disability‑plated vehicles.
  • Air monitors reported poor conditions driven by PM10, but levels stayed below phase‑1 contingency thresholds, so no additional restrictions were activated.
  • Noncompliance risks fines commonly cited at 20–30 UMAs and possible towing, and the program operates Monday through Saturday, with no restrictions on Sundays.