Government halts new construction near Lisbon's future airport

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Government halts new construction near Lisbon's future airport

The Government approved on Friday precautionary measures to prevent the construction of urban development projects in the area designated for the future Luís de Camões Airport, at the Alcochete firing range. “Today we took a decisive step to ensure there are no disruptions to the construction work, with the approval of precautionary measures over the territory that ...”

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Luís de Camões Airport is a proposed new airport project in Portugal, named after the national poet, currently going through environmental and licensing assessments. The operator (ANA) submitted the first environmental report as part of the concession timetable in early 2026, so the project is still in the planning and approval stage rather than in construction.

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