Monzón debuts its new traffic ordinance with low-emission zones

The Monzón City Council has definitively approved the second modification of the Municipal Ordinance regulating Traffic, its mobility aspects, its environmental impact, and road safety, published in full in the Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca number 207, dated October 28, 2026, with official reference BOPH-2026-207014. The text, signed by Mayor Isaac Claver Ortigosa, replaces the regulation in force since 2010 and establishes new rules for circulation, parking, and environmental control for all users of public roads.

The Plenary of the Monzón City Council, in an ordinary session on August 31, 2026, initially approved the modification, which was submitted for public information and prior hearing of the neighborhood associations registered in the municipal registry via an announcement in the Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca number 169, dated September 4, 2026, and on the electronic notice board. As no claims, objections, or observations were presented, the agreement was elevated to definitive status, and the regulation will enter into force fifteen days after the day following its publication.

The text occupies 51 pages of the gazette, with 11 titles and 102 articles, and is applicable to the entire municipal district, including the nuclei of Selgua and Conchel, under file 1872639N of the General Secretariat. The new ordinance expressly repeals the general traffic Ordinance published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca number 111, dated June 14, 2010.

Urban speeds and low emission zones

The regulation establishes a generic table of speed limits for urban roads and crossings:

• 10 km/h in pedestrian streets.
• 20 km/h on single-platform roads (shared roadway and sidewalk) and in residential streets.
• 30 km/h on roads with a single lane per direction and in “Zone 30” areas.
• 50 km/h on roads with two or more lanes per direction, not counting reserved lanes.

These limits may be lowered with specific signage and only exceptionally raised up to 50 km/h on roads with one lane per direction.

Article 49 regulates the Low Emission Zone (LEZ), an area delimited by the City Council in which progressive restrictions on access, circulation, and parking are applied according to the environmental classification of the vehicles. LEZs generally operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and their control is carried out through fixed and mobile cameras that read vehicle license plates. Their establishment will require the prior approval of the municipal regulations that develop them.

Restrictions on heavy transport and protection of the old town

The circulation of goods transport vehicles with a maximum authorized mass exceeding 12,500 kilograms is prohibited on city roads, with exceptions for interurban continuity itineraries, loading and unloading operations, public services, and vehicles with annual authorization from the Mayor’s Office. Authorized vehicles must use the outermost bypass or ring road and provide documentary justification of their operations to the Local Police.

In the old town, the prohibition affects vehicles with a loaded mass of more than 3,500 kilograms, except upon prior notification to the Local Police specifying the authorized mass and the route. The perimeter is delimited by Cabañera Street, Lérida Avenue, Aragón Square, San José de Calasanz Street, La Jacilla Road, Cortes de Aragón Street, Pilar Avenue from number 37 to 63, Pueyo Avenue, Tajo Street, and El Castillo, all of which are excluded.

The ordinance also establishes the hours of intensive circulation on working days from Monday to Friday: from 7:30 to 9:00, from 12:30 to 14:00, and from 18:00 to 19:30.

Parking, bicycles, and personal mobility vehicles

The text develops the regulated parking service with limited hours, with fees referred to the fiscal ordinance, and creates special authorizations from the Mayor’s Office that allow, among other advantages, parking for up to one hour in collective-use loading and unloading zones or thirty minutes in official reserves.

For personal mobility vehicles, a minimum age of 15, a certified helmet, permanently switched-on lighting, and a prohibition on riding on sidewalks are required; bicycles may use pedestrian streets at a maximum speed of 10 km/h, respecting pedestrian priority. The regulation provides for the immobilization and removal of vehicles by the Local Police, including those regarding environmental standards: anyone exceeding emission or noise levels must repair the anomaly within a maximum period of 10 days and pass a new ITV (technical vehicle inspection).

The sanctioning authority corresponds to the mayor or delegated councilor, and the fine amounts will be automatically updated when the Government revises those provided for in the Law on Traffic, Circulation of Motor Vehicles, and Road Safety.

With this publication, a process initiated in August concludes and opens a unique regulatory framework for Monzón, Selgua, and Conchel, affecting drivers, transporters, cyclists, and pedestrians, and enabling for the first time the deployment of camera-controlled low-emission zones in the town.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Huesca, No. 207, of October 28, 2026, Local Administration (Monzón City Council), pp. 38-88 (official reference: BOPH-2026-207014).