Heavy trucks refused passage through Mont Blanc tunnel due pollution.

Posted on January 6, 2015 by bill

Les camions polluants interdits sous le tunnel du Mont-Blanc

par Elise Delève mardi 6 janvier 2015

La Haute-Savoie interdit les camions polluants à partir de ce mercredi, notamment sous le tunnel du Mont-Blanc © Maxppp. Polluting trucks refused to leave on Wednesday, in particularly under the Mont-Blanc tunnel.

Pour la première fois en France, un préfet interdit le transit des poids-lourds les plus polluants. En Haute-Savoie, ce mercredi, les camions ne pourront pas transiter par le tunnel du Mont-Blanc à cause d’un épisode de “pollution majeur”.                                         For the first time in France, a prefect has refused transit of the most polluting heavy trucks. In the Haute-Savoie (French Alps), on Wednesday , the trucks were not able to transit by the Mont-Blanc tunnel because of a major pollution episode.

Une première en France. Le préfet de Haute-Savoie, Georges-François Leclerc, a décidé d’interdire les camions les plus polluants de passer par le tunnel du Mont-Blanc afin de protéger les habitants de la vallée de Chamonix. En effet, un pic de “pollution majeur” est annoncé dans le secteur. L’interdiction est valable à partir de minuit ce mercredi et elle restera en vigueur “tant que cela sera nécessaire“, précise le préfet. Les poids-lourds concernés par cette mesure (Euro 0, 1, 3) représentent 10% de la flotte des camions mais génèrent 1/5 des émissions en particules fines et oxyde d’azote, selon la préfecture de région.                                                                                                                                                       A first for France. the prefect of the Haute-Savoie Georges-François Leclerc, decided to prohibit the high pollution trucks to use the Mont-Blanc tunnel ultimately to protect the inhabitants of the Chamonix valley. In fact a peak of “major pollution” was recorded in the region. The prohibition is in place from Wednesday at midnight for as long as is necessary”, said the prefect (police chief) specifically. The heavy vehicles concerned (Euro 0,1,3 cats) represent 10% of the truck fleet but generate 1/5th (20%) of the emissions of fine nitrous oxide, according to the region prefecture (police office)

A LIRE AUSSI ►►► La pollution aux particules fines peut tuer, même à court terme

En 2014, la vallée de l’Arve a connu 45 jours de pollution aux particules alors que la limite réglementaire européenne est fixée à 35 jours par an. Ce mercredi, le taux devrait atteindre 125 µg/m3, alors que le seuil d’alerte est de 80 µg. Des niveaux “historiquement élevés” selon une source proche du dossier. La pollution aux fines particules touche la région de Chamonix depuis une semaine.                                                                                                        In 2014 the Arve valley knew 45 days of particle pollution despite the limit being set by the EU at 35 days. Last Wednesday the rate reached 125 micro-gms/m3, although the alert threshold is 80 micro gms. This was an “historically raised” level according to a source close to the figures control. Fine particle pollution affected the Chamonix region for one whole week.

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Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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