Prague pollution experiment drives into problems

A move to cut noise and exhaust pollution on one of Prague’s central transport arteries, Legerova Ulice, has hit problems. A section of the road was cut from four to three lanes at the weekend by local authorities in a bid to deal with one of the capital’s worst pollution blackspots. Predictions of traffic chaos became reality for drivers heading from the centre of Prague southwards across Nusle Bridge during the Monday evening peak hour when a top, level five, traffic snarl up was declared. The scenario was repeated again on Tuesday morning with some reports claiming noise pollution is even worse following the measure.