Portuguese capital investment

Roads in and around Portugal's capital Lisbon require extensive investment to build new links and upgrade existing sections. The projects include widening the IC19 highway, building the CRIL ring road and construction the new Norte-Sul section and these will require investments of €453 million. The road concession for the IC16 and IC30 highways will cost €256 million and while the last stretch of CRIL linking Pina Manique and Pontinha is attracting an investment of €112 million.
July 9, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Roads in and around Portugal's capital Lisbon require extensive investment to build new links and upgrade existing sections.

The projects include widening the IC19 highway, building the CRIL ring road and construction the new Norte-Sul section and these will require investments of €453 million. The road concession for the IC16 and IC30 highways will cost €256 million and while the last stretch of CRIL linking Pina Manique and Pontinha is attracting an investment of  €112 million.

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