Around €500,000 will be spent on major renovations to the EN125 bridge in Tavira over the Almargem stream.
The works have been announced by the national infrastructures authority (IP) and will last around three months. They will begin in mid-September “after the summer season” when there will be fewer drivers on Algarve roads.
In order to ensure that traffic is always flowing, the works will be carried out in phases so that there is always one lane open.
The revamp will include the “structural reinforcement of the bridge”, several repaving works, a new paint job and improvements to the side pavements and guard rails as well as the drainage system.
The works are considered urgent following an inspection in April which found that the bridge is in dire need of an overhaul.
Tavira mayor Jorge Botelho is “very happy” about the news, having told Correio da Manhã that the bridge shows “signs of degradation” and needs “serious repair work”.
michael.bruxo@algarveresident.com
