The Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira.
The mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira, considered the construction work of the Rosa line impossible, which will connect São Bento to Casa da Música, being completed in July as promised by the Porto Metro.
“Don’t believe what they say,” he called Rui Moreiraregarding the construction of the new line of port.
“It is impossible May the works be ready in July. I assume what I am saying, ”said the mayor, during the municipal assembly session, which took place on Monday night.
Rui Moreira, who answered a question raised by a deputy of the independent movement by which he was elected about the endeavor’s schedule, ensured that it was “a lie that the works may be ready in July.”
“Once again, the Porto Metro continues to ignore the interests From the Portuenses, ”he added after being asked by Raul Almeida if the promise of the subway of“ handing the pink line to the Porto in July was exhaustive ”or if it was“ another schedule à la Metrobus ””.
The independent deputy, starting today and for a period of 30 days, between Liberdade Square, at the bottom of Avenida dos Aliados, and São Bento.
For the left block, Susana Constant Pereira highlighted the need for the municipality’s concerns and alerts not to become “in suspicions” about the importance of the subway lines that are being built for the mobility of the city.
In response, Rui Moreira said that the “worst thing that can happen is the population to stop having the esteem it has for the meter”, ensuring, however, that if this happens will not be because of the municipality.
“Delays obey political strategy”
The mayor also said he believed that delays in ongoing works in the city obey “a political strategy.”
“We are the target of a metro political strategy And unfortunately public companies are not for that, ”he said, adding that the neighboring municipality, referring to Vila Nova de Gaia,“ says everything is always fine ”.
The conclusion of the Rose Line construction contract, which will connect São Bento to Casa da Música, It is scheduled for July 2025 And the line should (or should) go into operation this summer, according to Porto Metro.
With a total cost that rises to 304.7 million euros, the rose line will be linked to the current metro stations Casa da Música e São Bentoand will have intermediate stations in the Santo António Hospital and Galicia Square.
In October last year, Rui Moreira had already insisted that Porto’s meter is lying to the Portuenses about the works of the Rosa line.
