Portalegre. PS wants to implement rail and road projects

O PS presented a proposal for the advance of railway and road investments in the district of Portalegre, such as the electrification of the Eastern Line, in the context of the discussion of the State Budget for 2027 (OE2027).

The proposal to add to the OE2027, sent today to the agency Lusa by the socialist parliamentary group, is dated 06 this month and signed by seven members of the PS, José Luís Carneiro being the first subscriber.

The document presented by the Socialist Members sets the electrification of the Eastern Line as a priority under the National Investment Programme 2030 (PNI 2030).

In order to ensure the monitoring of the projects, the initiative also provides for the Government to submit to the Assembly of the Republic, by 31 March 2027, a report on these works provided for in Resolution of the Council of Ministers No 69/2025 of 20 March.

Members of the PS also argue that the government should present the monitoring report, indicating its “up-to-date planning, funding sources and implementation targets” for 2027 projects such as Complementary Itinerary 9 (IC9) between Abrantes, Highway 23 (A23) and IC13 in Ponte de Sor.

The IC13 link between Montijo, Setúbal district, and Main Itinerary 1 (IP1), in the link between Coruche, Mora, Ponte de Sor and Alter do Chão, as well as IP2 between Portalegre and Estremoz (A6/IP7) are other projects mentioned.

For Socialist Members, investment in public transport infrastructure, equipment and services is “a key instrument” in “promoting economic dynamism, territorial cohesion and climate transition, in the background, of sustainable development”.

“ This proposal aims to ensure that, in 2027, the government continues to ensure the mobilisation of resources essential to the construction and requalification of railways and roads at national level, and in particular in the district of Portalegre”, they add.