It’s been almost a year since parliament backed a bid to build a bridge between the Algarve’s borough of Alcoutim and Sanlúcar de Guadiana in Spain, described at the time as a “long-time goal of residents from both sides of the river”.
But there’s still no word on whether the project is being developed and Portugal’s communist party (PCP) wants to know if the idea will ever get off the drawing board.
PCP MP for the Algarve Paulo Sá has forwarded a number of questions to the Ministry of Planning and Infrastructures, asking if any “concrete measures” have been taken to build the bridge and if the government has contacted Spanish authorities about the project.
He also wants to know if any studies about the location of the bridge have been conducted and when the state expects construction to begin.
As the political party explains: “The construction of this infrastructure will have an extremely important impact on the local economy and will help attract new residents, helping to fight desertification and the ageing of the population which has been affecting Alcoutim and nearby boroughs”.
