Road works news in Portugal
Latest news and stories about road works in Portugal for expats and residents.
Latest news and stories about road works in Portugal for expats and residents.
The state-owned company Infraestruturas de Portugal has opened a public tender worth 1.9 million euros for road works on the IC8.
The closure will take place between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM for the installation of central barriers. The redevelopment works on the Viseu–Santa Comba Dão section cost 103 million euros.
The state-owned company Infraestruturas de Portugal expects the EN118 road to be fully reopened to traffic by June, according to the local newspaper O Almeirinense.
IP justified the restriction by the need to ensure proper conditions for the execution of the work and the safety of motorists and construction workers.
The Avenida João XXI tunnel closes at 10:00 PM this Tuesday for ten months of construction. Lisbon City Council states that the resulting traffic is a “necessary evil” to improve safety, revealing that an intervention is also planned for the tunnel connecting Amoreiras to Marquês de Pombal.
Works on the Avenida João XXI tunnel begin this Tuesday and are expected to last two years, according to EMEL.
Works on the Avenida João XXI tunnel in Lisbon aim to improve the infrastructure and its fire protection, as well as promote safer mobility for everyone, according to EMEL.
Construction work is expected to last two years. The rehabilitation represents an investment of 7.6 million euros.
Road surface repair work on the IC19 began this Monday with the promise of putting an end to the hundreds of potholes that stretch along the busiest road in the country.
In a statement, the company BCR - Brisa Concessão Rodoviária mentions that “pavement improvement works” will be carried out.
Traffic on the A9-CREL motorway may face disruptions at the Queluz junction in Sintra from Monday, April 13, to Thursday, between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, due to road surface repairs. The concessionaire, Brisa, stated that the work will have a localized impact on traffic and advised drivers to plan their journeys in advance and follow temporary signage.
Lanes will be closed in phases for repair work on the road surface.
It will not be possible to drive through the João XXI Avenue tunnel in Lisbon for 10 months. Traffic will be interrupted starting next Tuesday for renovation works.
The renovation, budgeted at 7.6 million euros, includes fire protection and new emergency exits. The works are expected to last nearly two years.
The parish councils of Cercal do Alentejo and Vila Nova de Milfontes cancelled Saturday's demonstration after IP announced the start of preparatory works.
Porto City Council will temporarily reconfigure a section between Marquês and Combatentes.
The reopening is temporary and will last until the start of the definitive road rehabilitation project, which will structurally resolve the identified problems.
The goal is to improve the “levels of quality, comfort and road safety”, and reduce travel times on the connection between Santa Comba Dão and Viseu.
Porto City Council has launched a public tender for a framework agreement lasting 48 months to carry out conservation, rehabilitation, or maintenance work on public roads.
Night-time traffic restrictions will be in place in the CRIL tunnels between this Monday and Thursday.
