Tehran Trying to Curb Chronic Norouz Traffic Congestion

With little more than a month before Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays and Tehran’s chromic traffic congestion at unbearable heights, urban authorities have updated a traffic scheme in place for more than a decade.
As per the update, the odd-even scheme will be extended to Thursdays between Feb. 20 and March 20. The extended New Year holidays in Iran start on March 20.
Introduced by Tehran Municipality in 2005 to help ease the traffic problems jam in the central parts of the capital, the odd-even rule allows cars to enter the designated restricted zone on alternate days depending on the odd and even number of their license plate.