Tolls on A22
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Portugal’s Minister of the Economy Álvaro Santos Pereira announced on October 7 that the government will introduce tolls on the remaining free-for-users SCUT roads by the
Tolls are on the way
By PAULO SILVESTRE & DAISY SAMPSON news@algarveresident.com Electronic toll tag devices for foreign plated vehicles are already available at the Olhão service station along the A22. This, and the Portuguese
Everything in place for tolls on A22
All measures are now in place for the collection of tolls on the A22, with national roads company Estradas de Portugal (EP) just waiting for legislation to be passed by
New protest against A22 motorway tolls this month
Another anti-tolls go-slow protest organised by the Algarve Portagens na A22 NÃO group and the Comissão de Utentes da A22 (A22 users’ commission) has been scheduled for May 28. Under
Tolls on the A22 could start next weekend
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Tolls on A22 road (Via do Infante) may come into effect as early as October 15. For this to happen, the Portuguese Council of Ministers must
Tolls protests
The A22 users’ commission is organising a slow march along the EN125 road near Faro on Monday, August 15 in protest of the introduction of tolls on the A22. The protest
Preparations underway for A22 tolls in autumn
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com As the new Government seems intent on introducing tolls on the remaining SCUT roads throughout Portugal, including the Algarve’s A22, from September, residents and tourists need
Algarve still in limbo over tolls on A22
As the new Government prepares to take power, the Algarve waits for a decision about the introduction of tolls on the A22 road (Via do Infante). Left-wing politician João Vasconcelos,
Anti-tolls protest unites Spanish and Portuguese
by PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Hundreds of Spanish and Portuguese motorists gathered on April 9 at the border near the Guadiana Bridge for a ‘Go Slow’ against the decision of the
Together against tolls
By PAULO SILVESTRE paulo.silvestre@theresidentgroup.com Opposition parties expressed their concerns about the introduction of tolls on the remaining SCUT roads that are still free to users, namely the A22 (Algarve), A23,