The Secretary of State for Mobility announced that government subsidies for passenger transport companies are expected to be regularized by the end of November. Payments for freight transport services are already being processed.
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The Mayor of Lisbon plans to propose the end of shared e-scooter services in the city during a council meeting on Wednesday, 21 October. If the proposal is approved, operators will have until the end of 2026, or at the latest January 2027, to remove all shared e-scooters from public spaces.
The EN243 road between Moitas Venda and Videla in Alcanena reopens to traffic on Friday 17 October at 16:00. The section between kilometers 28.704 and 31.325 had been closed since February due to a landslide, but another section of the same road in Alcaria (Porto de Mós) remains closed for ongoing reconstruction works.
Carris Metropolitana is adding 37 new electric buses to its fleet in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area (AML) effective Friday, 16 October. While the increase is intended to expand service capacity, the head of Transportes Metropolitanos de Lisboa (TML) noted that current infrastructure constraints at key terminals like Oriente, Sete Rios, and Entrecampos currently limit the ability to operate more routes and schedules.