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The Prime Minister and the Minister of Education were present at the ceremony and highlighted the speed of the work's execution. Five months later, not a single student is housed there.
The project was commissioned this Friday, and the repair of the irrigation canal, which collapsed in the Ponte dos Casais area in Coimbra, will cost 2.9 million euros.
Of the recorded damages, 'half is in roads and thoroughfares', about '11 million in municipal equipment' and more in 'other infrastructure', declared the mayor of the Municipality of Soure.
Carlos Mota Santos, president of Mota-Engil, disputes the claim that Portuguese companies lack the capacity for the public works projects that Portugal has ahead.
The investment planned for the next decade in public works is overwhelming: 60 billion euros. The Government has been committed to attracting foreign construction companies for projects in Portugal and suggests international partnerships, but the CEO of Mota-Engil guarantees that there is capacity in Portugal, provided there is “predictability”. “They are absolutely wrong”, fires Carlos...
AICCOPN reported this Wednesday, the 11th, that public works tenders promoted in January fell by 33% in quantity and 41% in value, reaching 349 tenders and 450 million euros compared to January 2024. The association highlights that January tends to see strong fluctuations. The AICCOPN Public Works Barometer also reveals that construction contracts signed and registered on the Base Portal totalled 190 million in January, a decrease of 46.1% compared to the same month last year. Contracts resulting from public tenders represented 141 million, a 56% drop compared to January 2025. On the other hand, awards via direct adjustment or prior consultation grew by 46%, reaching 36 million euros, countering the general downward trend observed in tender modalities. Public works tenders promoted in 2025 rose 21% to over ten billion.
The House of Local Democracy, a building project shaped like a trilobite, will cost 23 million euros due to several delays.
Pedro Santos Guerreiro says the Government's announcement to build the Girabolhos Dam 'is a perfect example, in a bad way, of the total inefficiency, lack of commitment and lack of strategic capacity' of successive governments in recent years — at least since 2008, when the dam was awarded and then suspended in 2016. The CEO of CNN Portugal also analyses the presidential election, predicting an increase in the abstention rate in this second round for various reasons.
The complaint comes from the Socialist Party (PS), which mocked the condition of the roads in the city of Braga, where it has observed 'holes and craters'.
The work is expected to be completed within 180 days.
Around €3.8 million has been invested by Lisbon City Council in the works, which aim to improve mobility and accessibility. Traffic closures are expected.
The CDU's Évora coordinator says the slow progress of public works 'results in delays and increased costs' and demands that the local authority 'oppose the obstacles' posed by the Government.
An opinion piece criticising the tendency in public infrastructure projects to prefer foreign companies, designs or solutions over domestic ones.
Public works tender values rose 48%, totalling nearly €10 billion through November.
Two municipalities will be more closely connected in the future. In this edition: the “Judo in School” programme and the votes for 2026.
