Construction has officially started on the first 71-kilometre phase of the high-speed rail line connecting Porto Campanhã to Oiã. This section is scheduled for completion in 2030, with subsequent phases connecting to Lisbon expected by 2032 and beyond, targeting a final direct journey time of one hour and 15 minutes between the two cities.
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National airports handled 7.9 million passengers in August, a 2.0% year-on-year increase, bringing the total for the first eight months of the year to 51.01 million passengers. International traffic accounted for the vast majority of arrivals (81.4%) and departures (82.3%), with Europe remaining the primary origin and destination, led by the UK, Spain, France, Germany, and Italy.
The PSD Algarve assembly has formally requested that the national government intervene to resolve an eight-year legal deadlock surrounding the EN125 road subconcession. The motion suggests seeking legal or administrative pathways to extract specific improvement projects between Olhão and Vila Real de Santo António from the disputed contract to allow construction to proceed.
Lisbon Metro workers began a 24-hour strike at 5:00 am today, October 14, which is set to end at 5:00 am on October 15. The Arbitration Tribunal ruled that there is no obligation to provide minimum services during this stoppage.