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Municipalities affected by storms earlier this year can now apply for the Municipal Emergency Fund (Fundo de Emergência Municipal or FEM) to cover up to 60% of infrastructure repair costs. Applications remain open until November 30 for local authorities in areas where a state of calamity was declared. Some councils have previously resorted to bank loans to manage the damage while awaiting this state support.
The Ministry of Justice (Ministério da Justiça or MJ) has announced a 42-million-euro investment to modernize prisons and educational centers through the Justice Modernization Fund (Fundo de Modernização da Justiça or FMJ). This initiative, which runs until 2029, includes funding to facilitate the closure of the Lisbon Prison (Estabelecimento Prisional de Lisboa or EPL).
Net charges for public-private partnerships rose by 36 million euros compared to the figure forecast for 2025, bringing the total state expenditure to 1124.2 million euros.
Six weeks after Storm Kristin, students in Vieira de Leiria continue to face significant educational disruptions, with classes held in makeshift locations including containers and a former mortuary chapel due to ongoing infrastructure repairs.
The grant is intended 'exclusively for the development of the teaching, scientific, technical and administrative activities of Iscte Sintra'.
Benjamim Pereira accuses the PS mayor of “political posturing” and guarantees that the land was not registered. Funding shifts from the PRR to the EIB.
The storm is reported to have caused significant damage to several elements of the building, with a particular impact on the roofs, window frames and interior elements, says councillor Ricardo Santos.
On the sidelines of the inauguration ceremony, the minister told journalists that the ministry intends to “concentrate justice services” in the city of Leiria “in a new building”.
The Figueira da Foz City Council, on the coast of the Coimbra district, launched a campaign today denouncing the failure of the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) to fulfill its responsibilities regarding the repair of a sea wall near Teimoso beach.
According to the committee, the EN120 shows levels of “progressive degradation” that compromise traffic and have caused “various damages” to vehicles.
The company Infraestruturas de Portugal reported a 44% decrease in profits, reaching €43.8 million during the first six months of the year.
Lagoa Council has accused national infrastructure authority Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) of painting new road markings over a badly deteriorated stretch of road without first repairing the surface, describing the The post Lagoa furious after road markings painted over ‘dangerous’ EN125 link appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The building, which began construction in September 2022, includes three floors designed to meet the needs of justice professionals and citizens.
Against the backdrop of the recent supply crisis in Almada and the future airport planned for Alcochete, the Executive has approved an order to proceed with studies to reduce dependence on the Tejo-Sado aquifer and find new solutions within 120 days.
The water utility company Águas do Alto Alentejo has submitted a funding application to the Portugal 2030 programme to modernise its water supply and infrastructure systems.
The water utility company Águas do Alto Alentejo has submitted a funding application for 9.4 million euros under the Portugal 2030 programme.
A critique of the Portuguese public administration's tendency to use temporary road signs as a permanent, low-cost substitute for necessary infrastructure maintenance and civil engineering, arguing that this practice shifts liability onto drivers and undermines road safety, while the state increasingly criminalises driving behaviour to mask its own systemic neglect.
The new hospital has suffered several setbacks and the project has already gone 164 million over budget.
The intervention is primarily related to improving energy efficiency, with plans to renovate the roof and window frames, among other works.
The municipality of Vizela is calling for immediate action from the national infrastructure authority regarding local transport or road concerns.
The project is estimated at around 710,000 euros.
The Portuguese tourism authority has opened a call for proposals aimed at developing climate-resilient spaces.
The funds are intended for road interventions in districts affected by the storms. IP is authorised to distribute expenditure up to a maximum value of 79.7 million. Santarém, Leiria, and Aveiro are the most affected.
Municipalities affected by storms can now apply for the Municipal Emergency Fund (FEM) to cover up to 60% of the costs for repairing and rebuilding public infrastructure. The Ministry of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, led by Castro Almeida, announced that applications are open until November 30th for regions where a state of calamity was declared. While the government has already provided an initial advance of 75 million euros to 84 municipalities, many local authorities report that these funds are insufficient to cover the total damages, forcing them to use their own capital or take out bank loans to address critical infrastructure repairs.
The penultimate reprogramming of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) introduced the concept of “substantial completion” to be applied to certain projects, such as schools and health centres. These are works that will not be fully finished by 31 August, but which show a very high degree of execution, allowing the European Commission to fund them, although...
Gonçalo Lage (PSD) states that the value presented allows room for optimisations. Meanwhile, Frederico Francisco (PS) reiterates that the decisive phase is yet to come, as ANA must define how it will finance the construction.
The secretary-general of the Portuguese Pavement Association warned today about the risk of the stonemason profession becoming extinct and the consequences for the state of conservation of the pavement, requesting that the Government take measures.
