Infraestruturas de Portugal misses deadline to complete railway noise maps

Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) missed the June 30, 2026, deadline to submit all required Strategic Noise Maps for the railway network, having delivered only 26 of the 65 planned maps. The company cited market capacity constraints, technical complexity, and failed public procurement procedures as reasons for the delay, noting that work on the remaining maps is ongoing.

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