Among projects that are still being developed, or others still being studied, there are financing contracts that have already expired.
In 2019 and 2020, two notices from the Environmental Fund appeared, which would support the construction of cycle paths between municipalities.
At that time, they were approved not total 16 applicationstotal number of 7.3 million euros.
Until now, and five years after the first notice (2019), these Environmental Fund applications have resulted… zero bike lanes. None were builtwarns the newspaper.
O delay It is related to technical difficulties, coordination between Chambers, with the financing deadline having already expired, for example.
According to the Government, some of the 16 approved applications already have the completed projects, others are still in the process of study. None were made, confirmed the Ministry of Environment and Energy.
The same Ministry expects that two connections will be ready in half a year: St. Mamede of Infesta (Porto-Matosinhos) and S. Félix da Marinha (Espinho-Vila Nova de Gaia).
“This reaches the limit of absurdity”laments José Manuel Fernandes on the radio .
