News in the Algarve

 

 

 Reproduced from 'The Portugal News, Portugal's National Newspaper in English'.

 

 


 

 

Upgrading the EN125 a priority for the next decade.... Improving the notorious EN125, which runs the entire length of the Algarve and is said to be one of the deadliest roads in Europe, is a project that will outline the next ten years, said Joćo Faria of the Regional Coordination and Development Committee (CCDR).

 

 

According to the CCDR, two or three significant investments will be injected into larger structural changes, followed by a series of smaller works, though these have not yet been specified.

Diminishing danger for drivers and improving access to businesses along the stretch are two of the main goals, as according to Joćo Faria, the EN125 has almost become a "street".

Passing through 12 of the 16 regions, the works are not expected to be quickly completed, as, says the CCDR, speed ‘can not be a predominant aspect of any improvement works'.

Even so, the project for improving the EN125 still depends on the input and decisions of various ministers, though, says Faria, the Association of Algarve Municipalities is "responding well" to the CCDR's proposed project.

It is estimated that the overall investment will top 553 million Euros.