“Air quality at risk by highways 130 kilometers per hour ‘- NU.nl

Researchers at the RIVM and TNO think the chances are that the European standard is exceeded in those places, so writes the Times.

According to research that Secretary Schultz infrastructure has carried out air quality continues to meet the European standard. Researchers from the RIVM and TNO speak against her.

From the research that Schultz has commissioned shows that the concentration of NO2 in the air only increase slightly. This would remain below the European standard of 40 micrograms per cubic meter of air. The RIVM is less hopeful. Because of uncertainties in the data, it is possible that the concentration of NO2 in the end is higher than the European standard.

Future

Norbert Ligterink, a researcher at TNO, speaks of “risks for the future” . “Recently, an unexpectedly sharp increase observed in the files, presumably by economic growth,” Ligterink tells the newspaper. ‘Cause additional traffic and congestion to higher emissions of nitrogen oxides, which is also not included in the models. It seeks to promote the low fuel the car. “

D66 MP Stientje van Veldhoven wants Schultz warnings seriously investigating. ” When in doubt, the maximum speed should not be increased at the expense of our health. “

Speeds Policy

On Friday may be harder ridden include sections on the A1, A27, A28, and A58. May be partly the A2 and A12.

“With this expansion of the 130-kilometer road we put a nice next step in our rates policy. We aim that we ended up with 77 percent of the highways 130 km to ride for the driver the speed limit on motorways is thus becoming clearer, “says Schultz

by:. NU.nl