Latest news and stories about drainage works in Portugal for expats and residents.
The temporary closure of the Santa Apolónia metro station due to work on Lisbon's General Drainage Plan is expected to take place in the first half of this year, according to the Lisbon city council.
The works are expected to take place in the first half of this year and to last around eight months.
The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) warned on Monday of a flood risk during the week, particularly affecting areas north of the Mondego River and the Tagus basin.
The €63 million plan to tackle flooding in Algés was handed in person today to the Minister for the Environment by the Mayor of Oeiras at a ceremony marking the agreement with the government to support the interventions that will go ahead.
Mobility-related projects will continue to be most visible in Lisbon, Porto and Coimbra. Drainage works in the capital will close the metro at Santa Apolónia. The Algarve line will be electrified.
