Crucial Highways for the Silver Coast

Concession for the Silver/ West Coast Highways was announced this morning in the presence of Portuguese Prime-minister Jose Socrates.

A8 (motorway) is going to be connected to the A1 (main Portuguese motorway) at Leiria by 2011. The adjudication of this work will occur still in 2008, predictions appoint to conclusion in 2011.

According to the government, the new concession, that represents an investment of 260 millions of euros, will benefit directly around 391 thousand inhabitants of nine councils of the Silver Coast region, namely: Alcobaca, Nazare, Porto de Mos, Batalha, Leiria, Marinha Grande, Ourem, Tomar and Torres Novas.

Sustained developed is always welcomed to this part of Portugal and the Silver Coast will always know how to maintain it’s “personality” throughout the natural development one should expect from a place with such potential.