Guangzhou plans to reinstate traffic restrictions that kept up to 800,000 cars off the roads each day during the Asian Games and the Asian Para Games, domestic media reported.
Under the even-odd-number license plate method introduced by the city environmental protection bureau before the games, cars were banned from city roads between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on alternate days based on the last digit of the license plate numbers.
The restrictions were in place from Nov. 1 to 29 for the Asian Games and again from Dec. 5 to 21 for the Asian Para Games.
There has been an increase in traffic congestion in Guangzhou since the conclusion of Asian Para Games.
We are working on a package of measures to tackle gridlock, including the odd-even-number license plate plan, which proved effective during the games, said Xian Weixiong, Guangzhou communications commission director, in a China Daily report.
The temporary measure was intended to improve traffic flows during the games, so we ll continue this on designated roads at designated times, Xian said.
Guangzhou has about 2.1 million vehicles.
