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Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) will invest a total of 700 million euros in the Alentejo region by the end of 2028 for road and railway works, the Secretary of State for Infrastructure highlighted this Thursday. Speaking to journalists after presiding over the inauguration of the new eastern bypass to Évora on the IP2 main route, in...
The new bypass connects the Évora East junction of the A6 to the National Road 18. However, the party's leadership in Évora states that the section abandoned during the Passos Coelho government remains unfinished.
The 12.8-kilometre project with motorway standards was financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan, representing an investment of 54.9 million euros.
The mayor says it is a “symbolic opening” and that the bridge “will be inaugurated in September, with the Government in attendance.”
A stretch of just over one kilometre of the National Road (EN) 2 in Pedrógão Pequeno, in the municipality of Sertã, has remained closed for six months with no solution in sight, according to local residents and mayors, who highlighted the serious economic losses.
The construction of the bypass to the National Road (EN) 222/A32 (Canedo/Serrinha junction), in Castelo de Paiva, in the Aveiro district, will cost 71 million euros and has an execution period of 900 days, it was announced this Monday. The information was provided by the president of Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), Paulo Carmona, during the ceremony.
The EN342 had been closed to traffic since the beginning of the year, “following the severe weather that affected the region and caused significant damage” to the road.
Drivers will finally be able to use the EN2 national road between São Brás de Alportel and Barranco do Velho again by the end of the year. Infraestruturas de Portugal The post EN2 in São Brás set to reopen by end of 2026 appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The bypass to the EN263, funded by the RRP, has been opened to traffic in Aljustrel. It is the 18th project completed by IP under the programme, which has already disbursed €470 million to the company.
The municipality of Penela insisted today on the urgency of restoring traffic on the old IC3, on the connection to Coimbra, which has been closed to traffic for four months following the storms that affected the country.
Portugal and Spanish representatives are calling for the immediate commencement of works on the IC31 road link.
For almost 30 years, they have been demanding the construction of a 70-kilometre motorway section to bring the Atlantic closer to Extremadura.
The announcement was made by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.
The Mayor of Porto, Pedro Duarte, stated he believes this solution will “free up much of the traffic” from the VCI.
The Government has announced the creation of a new intermediate connection between the VCI and the CREP/A41, presented as a structural alternative to through traffic in Porto. The intervention includes resolving the Francos junction and other urban mobility solutions.
As an alternative to the VCI for connecting the North and South via Porto, there will be a new outer ring road, a solution that could transform traffic flow, Montenegro stated.
The announcement was made by the Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro.
The local authority is seeking an interim measure from the national infrastructure manager to reopen the EN342 road to traffic.
The head of the Executive highlighted that studies on these road connections are already underway.
The Mayor of Abrantes advocated this Wednesday for the need for 'concrete and rapid' responses regarding the requalification of the National Road 2 and the completion of the Complementary Itinerary 9 (IC9), following a visit by the Minister of Infrastructure to the municipality. 'The Minister had committed to us to address three essential issues,' stated Manuel Jorge Valamatos.
The collapse of the EN 243 has left Alvados, Alcaria, and Mira de Aire 'practically isolated'. The PS states that a temporary solution does not replace the full restoration of the infrastructure and calls for a priority response.
Pavement, drainage, signage and two retaining walls: the Castelo Branco municipality project promises more safety and comfort on the connection to the city.
The Bragança-Puebla de Sanabria road could make a difference 'in an increasingly ageing territory, both on the Portuguese and Spanish sides', according to the president of the Rionor Association.
The goal of this initiative is to join efforts to ensure that construction work begins this year.
The preliminary study must also provide an estimate of the cost and timeline for the project, a comparative technical-economic assessment of the various solutions that may be designed, and an indication of local constraints.
Vila Nova de Gaia City Council will vote this Tuesday on a protocol for the high-speed rail line consortium to build the Connecting Road 3 (VL3) between Laborim and Vilar do Paraíso as a 'compensatory measure' granted to the municipality. The design, planning, and execution of the VL3 road section constitutes a...
