Under this investment, financing will go to the construction of a new bus rapid transit system in Porto with 3.8km length and 7 stations. Thanks to the investment, electric or hydrogen buses will drive in a separate lane between Praça do Império and Praça Mouzinho de Albuquerque in Porto. This creates, for many neighbourhoods, a fast connection to the Porto metro network to continue their travels. The project combines the capacity and speed of the metro with the flexibility, low cost and simplicity of a bus line system. The project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transport, address congestion, and encourage the modal shift to more sustainable means of transport than private cars. The investment, for EUR 66 million, is to be concluded by the end of 2023. At the end of January 2023, the contract to construct the project had been signed and works had started.
More information can be found on the website of the city of Porto here and of the metro of Porto here.
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- Reference
- TC-C15-i04 in the Portuguese recovery and resilience plan
- Project locations
- Portugal
- EU contribution
- €66 000 000
- Project website
- https://www.porto.pt/en/news/bus...