Free public transport and lower speed limit as particulate matter concentrations peak in Brussels | VRT NWS: news

Public transport in the Brussels-Capital Region will be free-of-charge tomorrow in an effort to encourage people in the capital to leave their cars at home. The maximum speed limit on roads in Brussels where it is usually 70 or 90 KM/h will be reduced to 50 KM/h. The measures are designed to reduce concentrations of particulate matter that have risen to above threshold levels due to the weather during the past few days. The almost total lack of wind means that the particulate matter is unable to