The bypass, which will be almost six kilometres long, is part of a sub-concession under the responsibility of RAL — Rotas do Algarve, which has been in dispute for several years, which prevented “the launch for the tender for the work”.

The estimated investment will be 15.6 million euros, financed through the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), with completion of the work expected in December 2025.

João Galamba announced that IP was authorized to “seek an agreement with the sub-concessionaire” to urgently modify the concession contract.

According to the Minister of Infrastructure, the objective is for IP to be able, in this way, “with normality to assume responsibility for this section”, launch a tender and award the work, which is “very important” for mobility and also for road safety in the region.

“There is no negotiation commission, this will be executed immediately. That is why we mandated, as a matter of urgency, the modification of this contract", said João Galamba, noting that contacts have been maintained with the concessionaire, which "showed a willingness to implement this agreement".

The project for this work is in the final stage of environmental assessment, which runs until the end of August, and IP "plans to launch the project for the execution of the work before the end of this year", he said.

With this decision, the minister hopes to take “another step towards lifting blockages and accelerating the execution of projects in the Recovery and Resilience Plan”.