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Tráfico vehicular en una avenida de Pereira durante una jornada de pico y placa, en la mañana
Tráfico en Pereira durante la jornada de pico y placa del martes. La restricción rige de 6 a. m. a 8 p. m. · EPM

Pereira rolls out Tuesday license-plate restriction: which plates stay home today

Pereira applies this Tuesday, October 6, a pico y placa restriction from 6 a.m.

--- The context --- In Pereira, pico y placa is a fixed weekly appointment: Tuesdays belong to plates ending in 2 and 3. This October 6, 2026, the measure runs from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. for cars, motorcycles and similar vehicles; for cars the last digit of the plate counts, for motorcycles the first. --- The facts --- The municipal mobility institute reported that this Tuesday cars with plates ending in 2 and 3 may not circulate, nor may motorcycles whose plates begin with 2 or 3. The weekly scheme, Monday through Friday during the same hours, is: Monday 0 and 1, Tuesday 2 and 3, Wednesday 4 and 5, Thursday 6 and 7, Friday 8 and 9. Weekends and holidays are exempt. Drivers were asked to slow down, obey signage and follow the instructions of traffic agents. --- The positions --- For thousands of households, the day means rearranging the routine. For a worker on an early shift, it is the difference between arriving on time or starting the day on the wrong foot. --- What remains unknown --- There is no estimate of how many vehicles will stay off the roads and no report on previous days. --- Unanswered questions --- Will the city review the scheme if congestion persists at peak hours? What alternatives are being strengthened for those who leave their cars at home? Will signage be adjusted in the monitored zones? --- EPM analysis --- The logic is simple: rotate which vehicles rest so the roads can breathe. 📌 EPM Take: In EPM's view, pico y placa serves its purpose when it is predictable and clearly communicated, as this fixed weekly scheme is. Responsibility is shared: official information must arrive on time, and drivers gain by planning their day without their vehicle. But without smooth alternative transport corridors, the restriction only moves congestion to another hour. Looking beyond the digit on the plate is how the whole city keeps moving during the day.
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