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Prime Minister Montenegro outlines plans to ensure every district capital in the country is linked via the motorway network.

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Prime Minister Montenegro outlines plans to ensure every district capital in the country is linked via the motorway network.

The president stated that “what most affects the movement of the Portuguese on roads and motorways is the weather,” referring to the storms that have ravaged the country.

Home News Portugal applies exemption on tolls Portugal applies exemption on tolls Effective Wednesday, 1 April 2026, a new toll exemption will apply to designated sections of the A2 and A6 motorways.

Starting tomorrow, toll exemptions will come into effect in the Alentejo on certain sections of the A2 and A6 motorways.

Several companies in the sector intend to stop providing services outside of towns, specifically on motorways, toll roads, and expressways.

Infraestruturas de Portugal has opened a public tender for the operation and maintenance of the A4, A24, and A35 motorways. Proposals are due by 27 April; the contract lasts for five years.

The Interior and Algarve motorway concessions, which stopped charging tolls on January 1st of last year, ended the year with double-digit increases in average daily traffic compared to 2024. The government estimated a revenue loss of 180 million euros in 2025. In December alone, it writes...


The exemption on motorways A8, A17, A14 and A19 applies only to drivers who enter or exit at the four access junctions, not to traffic that simply passes through. Brisa will absorb 30% of the lost revenue; the State will pay the remainder.

The government will exempt tolls for one week on four motorways in areas affected by Storm Kristin. The announcement was made by the Prime Minister during a visit to a company affected in Pombal.

Home News Motorway toll price rise Motorway toll price rise Tolls on the A1 motorway between Lisbon and Porto will increase by 45 cents, to €25. 05, and by 50 cents on the A2 motorway between Lisbon and Algarve, to €23. 80, from January 1, according to a statement from Brisa.