🇵🇹 Daily Portugal news for expats & investors — FREE Subscribe

The Portugal Brief

Home
Politics
Economy
Guides
About

Sign in Subscribe

Transport

Public transport, infrastructure, and mobility in Portugal.

Traffic on the A1 motorway near Fatima in central Portugal.

Portugal's Road Deaths Barely Fell in a Decade as the Rest of Europe's Dropped a Fifth

Portugal cut road deaths by just 0.7% over the past decade while the EU average fell around 20%, a new European report finds, leaving the country well off its 2030 target.

The Portugal Brief 07 Aug 2026

A yellow-and-silver Metro do Porto light-rail vehicle emerges from a tunnel onto street-level tracks

Porto's New Metro Line to Gondomar Would Fell Up to 533 Trees and Clear 24 Buildings, Its Environmental Study Shows

Metro do Porto's environmental study for the 6.9km Gondomar extension counts up to 533 trees felled — including 89 protected cork oaks — and 24 buildings demolished. Public consultation runs to 15 September.

The Portugal Brief 06 Aug 2026

A New Decree Puts February's Storm-Kristin Toll-Waiver Bill Directly on the State Budget

A New Decree Puts February's Storm-Kristin Toll-Waiver Bill Directly on the State Budget

A decree-law published on Tuesday routes the state's 70% share of February's Storm-Kristin toll waiver through the general budget, settling how four motorway operators will be repaid.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

A traditional black-and-green Lisbon taxi in a city square

The Transport Regulator Postpones New Taxi Fare Rules Until a Month After the Overhauled Ride-Hailing Law Takes Force

The AMT has delayed its new taxi price-formation rules so they take effect only 30 days after the revised TVDE law's decree enters force, buying time to reconcile the two rulebooks after objections from taxi associations.

The Portugal Brief 04 Aug 2026

A yellow Lisbon tram number 28 on a narrow cobbled city street lined with parked cars and pedestrians

The Mobility and Transport Fund Launches Its First Calls, Worth Nearly €2 Million

Portugal's Mobility and Transport Fund has opened its first funding calls — about €2 million for urban logistics, taxi-fleet decarbonisation and school mobility — the opening tranche of a €14.8 million scheme run by the IMT under the Ministry of Infrastructure and Housing.

The Portugal Brief 03 Aug 2026

A red Lisbon Metro train arriving at the colourful, tiled platform of Olaias station

Lisbon's Blue Metro Line Trims August Weekend Hours to Trial a New Signalling System

Through August, Lisbon Metro's Blue Line will close at midnight on Fridays and reopen at 07:30 on weekends so engineers can test a new CBTC signalling system that should eventually allow more frequent trains. Carris is laying on replacement buses.

The Portugal Brief 02 Aug 2026

The A1 motorway near Fátima in central Portugal, with blue overhead signs for Lisboa and Torres Novas and a white sign for Fátima and Batalha, cars in both carriageways under a hazy sky

Paying Portugal's Motorway Tolls in 2026 — A Practical Guide to the Two Toll Systems, Via Verde, and the Easytoll, TollCard and Visitor Options for a Foreign-Plated Car

Portugal runs two toll systems on the same motorways, and one has no barriers at all — a camera reads your plate and expects payment arranged in advance. A practical 2026 guide to Via Verde, the electronic-only roads, and the Easytoll, TollCard and visitor options for a foreign-plated or rental car.

The Portugal Brief 31 Jul 2026

Subscribe to The Portugal Brief

Don't miss out on the latest news. Sign up now to get access to the library of members-only articles.

Sign up
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service

The Portugal Brief © 2026. Powered by Ghost

Operated by Thrifty Explorations LLC.

[email protected]