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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.
For interventions in the Lisbon districts, 9.7 million euros are planned, 8.8 million euros for Castelo Branco, and 5.3 million euros for Coimbra
Leiria, Santarém, Aveiro, Lisbon, Coimbra and Castelo Branco will receive 79.7 million euros to repair the damage caused by the February storms. The works are expected to take place until 2028.
Storm Kristin hit the municipality on January 28, causing damage to municipal infrastructure, community groups, cultural heritage, private social solidarity institutions, and parishes.
In March, the municipality in the Lisbon district declared a loss of 22 million euros related to damage caused by bad weather. Most of the damage occurred to the road network.
Socialist MPs representing the Algarve have called for urgent government action to repair a section of the EN2 national road that has been closed to traffic for almost a year. The post Socialist MPs demand urgent repairs to EN2 in São Brás appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Road closures, landslides, and flooding: municipalities in the Coimbra region, lacking the financial capacity to repair the damage, intend to present the situation to António José Seguro during the open presidency.
IP recorded 346 total road closures, with only 34 of those cases remaining to be resolved, clarifies the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.
Portugal's Infraestruturas de Portugal has successfully restored over 90% of roads affected by recent severe weather, with more than 300 road segments reopened a month after the storms. The operation involved around 2,000 personnel and a €400 million government fund for repairs, including stabilizing slopes and clearing obstructions. Notably, the collapse at Casais viaduct on the A1 was resolved within 15 days. Railway services are also recovering, with the Linha do Oeste resuming normal operations north of Caldas da Rainha, while some restrictions remain south of Caldas and on the Beira Baixa line due to landslides. Additionally, regional efforts are underway to promote local products internationally, with trade missions to Belgium and France, and increased healthcare spending on cardiovascular drugs, which rose 41% over a decade to €505 million.
