Mayor outraged by long-stalled roundabout
Lagoa mayor Francisco Martins has criticised the long-stalled construction of a roundabout on the EN125 road near the town’s bus station. The work has been on hold since the end
18-year-old dies in latest EN125 accident
An 18-year-old man died today (May 17) in the latest tragic accident on the infamous EN125 road. The young man, believed to be Portuguese, was driving his motorbike shortly after
EN125: unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians
The Algarve’s infamous EN125 road – known for its alarming number of car accidents – has also been flagged as “unsafe for cyclists or pedestrians”. So says transportation specialist Vasco
Six injured – two seriously – on Algarve roads over Easter weekend
Six people were injured in two road traffic accidents over Easter in the Algarve. The first happened on the EN125 road in Patacão on Saturday, at the entrance of Faro,
Seven injured in latest EN125 crash
Seven people were injured – four of them seriously – in what appears to have been a head-on crash on the EN125 road yesterday (March 7) between Mexilhoeira Grande and
Traffic chaos continues as Arade bridge down to one lane for a month
Portimão traffic chaos – dubbed by all those affected as a “living nightmare” since last October – is set to continue as the Arade bridge has been brought down to
Boliqueime’s iconic well destroyed in EN125 roadworks
Locals have reacted with outrage over the destruction of Fonte de Boliqueime’s iconic well as roadworks continue “upgrading” the transAlgarve’s notorious EN125 by constructing wide roundabouts. Backed by Loulé mayor
Two foreign women die in Algarve road horrors
Two women have died in the latest Algarve road horrors. Their accidents both took place last Thursday – with a young Austrian woman dying outright and the other, an elderly
PCP urges government to “speed up” on EN125 renovations
Portugal’s communist party (PCP) has put forward a draft resolution urging the government to “speed up” roadworks that continue to cause “traffic chaos” along the transAlgarve EN125 main road. The
Young driver fighting for his life after another violent accident on EN125
Another violent accident on the EN125, this time at Ferreiras, near Albufeira, saw a 26-year-old driver suffer “very serious injuries” on Saturday and be rushed into intensive care in Faro