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There will be no restrictions on vehicles entering central Athens from Friday until the end of the summer, the Traffic Police confirmed on Monday. 

The restrictions, which go into effect every fall through early July, are designed to reduce traffic in the downtown Athens area.

Drivers in Athens who have recently had their license plates seized by the municipal police will be able to collect them starting Wednesday.

There will be no restrictions on vehicles entering central Athens from Friday until the end of the summer. The restrictions, which go into effect every fall through early July, are designed to reduce traffic in downtown Athens.

Restrictions on vehicles entering central Athens return on Monday, October 10, authorities have announced.

Vehicles with license plates ending in even numbers can enter the city center on even days of the month, whereas those whose license plates end in odd numbers are allowed to circulate on odd days.

The restrictions will be lifted on July 21, 2017, authorities said.

More than a million private cars were banned from New Delhi's roads on Jan. 1, as authorities began testing drastic new measures to cut smog in the world's most polluted capital.

For 15 days from Jan. 1, private cars will only be allowed on the city's roads every other day to try to reduce pollutant levels, which regularly hit 10 times the World Health Organization's safe limits.