On the Avenida Marechal Gomes da Costa in Porto, there are new changes in traffic flow due to work on the metrobus: the section in which the left lane is closed has been changed, Lusa reported this Friday.
According to Metro do Porto, “the left lanes on Avenida Marechala Gomes da Costa, between Rua Joao de Barros and Plaza Imperia, have already been cleared in both directions.”
“Traffic in the space was prohibited due to work on the metrobus,” explains the transport company responsible for the work, which on the site under construction includes the Casa da Música – Império section (there will also be an extension to Anémona). .
On the other hand, from Thursday it was necessary to occupy “the left lane of the same avenue, now between Joao de Barros and Rua de Serralves and between Joao de Barros and Rua de Tangier.”
This intervention was announced by Metro do Porto on October 20th, is due to start on the 23rd and is expected to last two months.
According to an announcement published by the transport company at the time, between Serralves (near the intersection of Jorge Reinel, Tanger and Serralves streets) and Cristo Rey (after Joao de Barros and Antonio Galvão streets) “the left lane is under construction. , round trip”.
The approximately 800-metre stretch is to “begin the creation of a metrobus channel”, which will not be a dedicated road on this avenue and is expected to last 60 days.
Thus, vehicles now “only move in the right lane, whether in the direction of Imperio Square or in the direction of Avenida da Boavista.”
The operation assumes “compatibility with the separator [central] and existing streets, providing the necessary infrastructure for the operation of the “metrobus”.
“For safety reasons, parking will be prohibited for the entire period of the restriction,” the transport company also said in a statement.
A change of direction on the avenue can be made near the intersection with Rua Prof. Augusto Nobre and Joao de Barros/António Galvan.
On October 31, the mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, criticized the work on this “artery” of the city, criticizing “consistent failures” in the work of the metro.
“At the end of June we were told that Marshal Gomes da Costa needed to be laid off for a month (…) The work continues. We are concerned that we are making promises that are not being fulfilled,” he said, adding that the Metrobus work ” is four months behind schedule,” considering the situation “absolutely catastrophic.”
The new Metro do Porto line will connect Casa da Música with Praça do Império (in 12 minutes) and Anémona (in 17 minutes) in 2024 with hydrogen buses operating on a dedicated road on Avenida da Boavista and simultaneously with cars on Avenida Maréchal. Gomez da Costa.
The investment initially planned for the Metrobus, amounting to 66 million euros, is fully financed by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), while the remaining 10 million could also be financed by the PRR, the Environment Fund or the state budget.
Work began at the end of January: the first service is planned at the stations Casa da Música, Guerra Junqueiro, Bessa, Pinheiro Manso, Serralves, João de Barros and Império, as well as the section to Matosinhos Antunes Guimarães, Garcia de Orta. will be added. , Nevogilde, Castelo do Queijo and Praça Cidade do Salvador (Anemona).
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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