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ExpatsEverywhere • 47:35 • 3w ago
Analysis of the expansion of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport includes a redefinition of road and rail access.
Considered 'an airport infrastructure of high strategic importance for the country', the Government has created a technical group to monitor the expansion of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport. The final report is due by December 31st of this year. The technical group's mission will be to 'define the expansion and improvement plan for Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport'.
Services are being affected by a strike that is expected to continue 'for several weeks'.
Repairs to the damage caused by the rough sea conditions cannot be carried out immediately.
Metro do Porto notes that “in practically every month, an increase in validations compared with the previous year could be observed, with March, May and June standing out”.
The Leixões line will receive an investment of €61.2 million to increase railway capacity and improve operations, with a €32 million works contract awarded on Tuesday, Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) revealed. “The overall intervention on the Leixões Line [Porto Metropolitan Area], in the amount of €61.2 ...”
At 07:00, circulation on the Porto Metro resumed after an interruption.
Enthusiastic about the review the Government and ANA are carrying out into the expansion of Francisco Sá Carneiro airport, the mayor of Porto anticipates that the northern facility will cease to be “a kind of secondary airport compared with Lisbon's”. Pedro Duarte “does not want to compete with or steal anything” from the capital, but ...
A fallen tree at around midnight forced the closure of the Porto Metro line on the section between Casa da Música and Senhora da Hora.
The Mota‑Engil‑led consortium plans to submit a revised environmental project to the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) for the two Porto–Lisbon high‑speed (TGV) subsections in Gaia that the APA deemed non‑compliant on 20 December. The new submission is expected by the end of Q1; it must address the APA’s compliance concerns — likely shortcomings in environmental impact assessment, mitigation measures or route design — for the scheme to progress. Approval timing will be decisive for the project’s schedule and costs: if the APA accepts the revisions, the programme can move on to later permitting and procurement stages; further objections or additional information requests would delay construction and raise political and commercial risks for the consortium.
After some suspense in recent weeks, the date was finally revealed: the Pink Line, which will link the existing Casa da Música and São Bento metro stations, will begin operating by March 2027, despite the project being completed in the final quarter of this year, the president of Metro do ... announced on Tuesday.
Metro do Porto has announced that the new Pink Line, linking São Bento and Casa da Música, will be operational by March 2027. Company president Emídio Gomes said this despite construction works being completed this year, indicating a multi-month gap between project completion and passenger service commencement. The announcement clarifies the timetable for a key expansion of Porto’s public transport network.
The effects of the strike may still be felt for a few more days.
TAP will invest €20 million to put Porto on the maintenance map of the Portuguese carrier. NAV is expected to give the green light to increase aircraft movements per hour from 24 to 26 by the end of the year.
The Porto district is under a yellow warning from 09:00 this Thursday until 18:00 due to heavy, persistent rain. Traffic will be allowed as soon as “sea conditions permit”.
The working group is expected to meet to assess whether an expansion of Porto Airport could have a positive impact on the region. Also, a new poll places Seguro and Ventura in the second round.
The Government wants to establish a working group to examine the future expansion of Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport in Porto, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Miguel Pinto Luz said today.
The Government, led by Infrastructure and Housing Minister Miguel Pinto Luz, plans to establish a working group to study expansion options for Francisco Sá Carneiro (Porto) Airport in response to sustained growth in air traffic. The group will assess operational, environmental and regional impacts — aiming to avoid the noise and congestion problems experienced at Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport — and to inform infrastructure, transport and investment decisions for the Porto metropolitan area.
19:00 bulletin: TAP (TAP Air Portugal) announces plans to establish a maintenance centre at Porto Airport.
Infraestruturas de Portugal will carry out a LIVEX exercise, mobilising emergency resources from various agencies to simulate the response to an accident in the tunnel.
The accident occurred in the Água Longa area.
Local mayor Pedro Duarte criticises a “clearly excessive overrun.” The Metro pledges to clear the city centre of construction works by the São João festivities.
Seven new routes in the Unir bus network come into operation this Monday, aimed at strengthening inter-municipal connections in the Porto Metropolitan Area.
The transport authority for the region says this represents “a reinforcement of services, with more efficient, comfortable and sustainable journeys.” Of the seven, the first to start will be route 9511 (Espinho — Boavista).
