Latest news and stories about roadworks in Portugal for expats and residents.
Infraestruturas de Portugal will rehabilitate 2.1 km of the EN16 road surface, between km 6.400 and 8.520. Alternating traffic flow from 8 am to 6 pm for 15 days.
Traffic on the IP3 motorway will be closed in both directions on Monday and Tuesday nights due to ongoing roadworks between Santa Comba Dão and Viseu, Infraestruturas de Portugal announced today.
Traffic will be diverted through the National Road (EN)2 in both directions between 9:00 PM and 5:00 AM.
Traffic will be closed in both directions on Monday and Tuesday nights as part of the ongoing roadworks between Santa Comba Dão and Viseu.
The works will last 60 days. During this period, it will be necessary to close lanes between 22:00 and 06:00, with traffic being maintained via two lanes or, exceptionally, one lane.
Road traffic will be blocked between Monday and Wednesday in the Amarante to Vila Real direction, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM, with a detour through the IP4 junction at kilometer 63.
Road traffic will be cut between Monday and Wednesday in the Amarante/Vila Real direction.
This is due to the start of work on the lighting system inside the tunnels and in the areas surrounding the tunnel entrances.
The Communist Party's criticisms come at a time when Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) is carrying out roadworks on the National Road 114 (EN114), which has been causing severe traffic disruptions.
The road has been closed for eight months due to ground subsidence caused by bad weather. The nine-month project includes the installation of 40 pillars measuring 14 metres at the site.
Night-time closures and day-time traffic restrictions will affect several streets in the Station area starting on the 7th. The City Council warns that the deadline may be extended.
Traffic restrictions will occur on the section between the intersection with Avenida João XXI and the Largo da Senhora-a-Branca junction.
During the night works, between 9 pm and 5 am, traffic will be diverted via the old National Road 2, in both directions.
The intervention will last five months and includes retaining walls and drainage. Farmers had been requesting solutions during the Rocha pear harvest and the grape harvest.
The works, which will take place between 21:00 and 05:00, include the placement of temporary signage, installation of vertical signs, road marking, and the installation of rigid concrete barriers.
Home News Government authorises nearly €80 million in funding for roadworks in Portugal Government authorises nearly €80 million in funding for roadworks in Portugal The Government has authorised Infraestruturas de Portugal ( IP) to incur expenditure of €79.
The roadworks will last approximately 3 months and will take place between 8 am and 6 pm. Traffic will alternate using a traffic light system.
The tender covers 100 km of road and has a 720-day deadline. Mayors of Ansião and Pombal applaud the step but warn: the real commitment will be measured when there are “machines on the ground”.
The Leixões movable bridge, which connects Leça da Palmeira to Matosinhos in the Porto district, will close for three months for maintenance and improvement works, according to information from the local council. On its official website, the municipality, led by Luísa Salgueiro, stated that the intervention aims to ensure maintenance work.
Access to the Neiva industrial zone will face closures and require diversions until the summer
Bombarral asks the Government to 'recognise the priority nature of the intervention' on the EN8 and requests that IP 'accelerate technical and administrative procedures' to bring forward the roadworks.
Roadworks will take place between 10:00 PM and 6:00 AM tomorrow, with occasional interruptions near Coimbra. The GNR is monitoring the work on-site.
Pavement improvement works on the IC19 and CREL require night-time closures. Brisa recommends planning journeys in advance.
Traffic on the IC19 (Lisbon-Sintra) will be restricted this Monday and Tuesday between 10:00 and 17:00 due to pavement repairs at various points along the route, according to Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP). The work covers approximately 16 kilometres of the road, with lane closures being implemented in phases. The repairs aim to address pavement wear caused by high traffic volume and adverse weather conditions in January and February. A separate, comprehensive redevelopment project for the IC19, estimated at 60 million euros, is currently in the procurement phase.
IP indicated that the work is taking place along approximately 16 kilometres of the Complementary Itinerary 19 (IC19), which connects the municipalities of Lisbon, Amadora, and Sintra.
Maintenance work to repair potholes caused by rain along almost the entire length of the road, between 10 am and 5 pm.
Safety reinforcement works are expected to last for two years.
The IP3 will be closed to traffic on Wednesday and Thursday nights, between 9:00 PM and 6:00 AM, according to Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP). There will be roadworks for improvements and temporary signage.
The works and associated traffic restrictions will take place between 9:00 PM this Monday and 6:00 AM on Tuesday, and between 9:00 PM on Tuesday and 6:00 AM on Wednesday.
