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At the companys headquarters in Pragal the rehabilitation project on the Estrada Nacional was presented which integrates the contributions presented by the municipality. The estimated investment is 20 million euros.
Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) approved the launch of the structural intervention contract on Estrada Nacional 378 (EN378) in the municipality of Seixal with an estimated investment of 20 million euros reaffirming its commitment to road safety and improving circulation conditions on a structuring route for regional mobility.
As already communicated IPs Board of Directors decided on a major intervention in the EN378 with particular focus on the complete reformulation of the drainage system and the improvement of the pavements. The preliminary steps necessary to publish the respective announcement are currently underway with the launch of the competition scheduled for the beginning of 2026 and the start of work by the end of the first semester.
As part of this process Infraestruturas de Portugal promoted today at its headquarters in Pragal a technical meeting with the Municipal Council of Seixal aimed at the detailed presentation of the intervention project which integrates the contributions presented in due course by the municipality within the scope of the consultation process carried out in 2024. According to Miguel Cruz president of Infraestruturas de Portugal EN378 is a critical infrastructure for mobility in the region and requires a structural technical and coordinated response. IP took the decision to proceed with a fundamental intervention properly prepared that will allow the identified problems to be definitively resolved particularly in terms of drainage and pavement.
During the meeting promoted by IP the need for additional interventions in the area surrounding the EN378 which is the responsibility of other entities including the municipality of Seixal was also analyzed. This articulation was addressed in detail with a view to adopting the necessary measures for its execution with the speed that the situation justifies since only a coordinated intervention between the road drainage system and the surrounding area will ensure in a lasting way the preservation of the integrity of the road and its use in safe conditions.
Miguel Cruz highlights the effectiveness of this intervention depends on coordinated action between all entities with responsibility in the territory. The person in charge further explained that IP is doing its part promoting technical dialogue and ensuring that the project integrates solutions compatible with the local reality.
Priority is to ensure safety conditions in EN378
Meanwhile Infraestruturas de Portugal maintains permanent monitoring of the situation on the EN378 with technical teams on the ground monitoring traffic conditions and implementing immediate road safety measures. While the structural intervention is being prepared IPs priority is to ensure safety conditions on the EN378 through permanent monitoring the execution of maintenance actions and direct support to users.
Among the ongoing actions the following stand out:
Continuous monitoring of the track and permanent articulation to guarantee safety conditions;
Cleaning drainage systems pavement corrections and carrying out specific interventions;
Provision of Mobile Inspection and Assistance Units (UMIA) along the entire length of the section;
Reinforcement and adaptation of signage to existing concrete conditions.
These short-term measures complement the fundamental structural intervention already approved allowing an immediate response to safety needs while preparing a definitive solution that will increase the resilience of the EN378 in the face of extreme meteorological phenomena.
Infraestruturas de Portugal reaffirms its commitment to the safety of users and to implementing the necessary immediate and structural interventions ensuring responsible coordinated and technically sustained action for the benefit of populations and regional mobility.
