An order in today's Diário da República lets AVAN Norte take immediate possession of about 125 hectares for the high-speed line's third sub-section. Here is what owners in Ovar and Feira are entitled to, from the site survey to the compensation offer.
Spain's Talgo will offer CP high-speed trains able to switch between Iberian and European gauge, its CEO says, though the 504 million euro tender for 12 Lisbon to Porto trains neither requires nor rewards it. Alstom is the only rival; the contract is due in early 2027.
Infraestruturas de Portugal wants to finish four-tracking the Linha de Cintura, add three tracks at Oriente and link a new Chelas station to the Olaias Metro, preparing for high-speed trains. The environmental study is open for comment until 25 November.
The third section of the Lisbon to Porto high-speed line could go out as two contracts instead of one, Jornal de Negócios reports. IP's own timetable puts the tender in the second half of 2026 and completion in 2033.
The council warns of five years of disruption and 200 lorries a day, and wants a site further south assessed. AVAN Norte launches the 71-kilometre Porto to Oiã section in Aveiro on Monday.
AVAN Norte's operations chief told about 150 people in Aveiro that bridge site compounds go up this month and excavation starts in October. The company's own website still describes the Porto to Oiã line as being in environmental conformity verification, and 500 parcels are affected.
Mota-Engil's TGV consortium refiled the Porto-Soure Lot A RECAPE on 3 June 2026, swapping the rejected Vale do Paraíso surface station for a 70-metre buried platform at Santo Ovídio and folding twin Douro crossings into one road-rail bridge — anchoring a 72-day APA window.
