Project for New Airport in Montijo
Government wants memo to understand to negotiate deadlines, value and increased rates proposed by the concessionaire. Construction of Luís de Camões will not burden taxpayers, the executive stresses.
O Government “does not believe” in the deadlines, value and increased rates proposed by ANA And he proposed a memorandum of understanding between the two parties, to negotiate these issues, the infrastructure minister said in Parliament this Wednesday.
“We launched the challenge to Ana, who will present an application within 36 months, with an initial indicative value of 8.5 billion that we want to reduce, I repeat, that we want to reduce, without abdicating the maximum rigor in the management of funds ”, Said the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, heard in the Assembly of the Republic, the Commission of Economics, Public Works and Housing.
The ruler also stated that the construction of the new Luís de Camões Airport, in the Alcochete Shot field, will not burden taxpayersaccording to Ana’s initial report. Finance Minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento had already indicated that, according to the information available, it will be possible Make the new airport in Alcochete without direct charges for the state budget.
Ana’s report “indicates that the concessionaire is available to support direct charges in the construction of the airport infrastructure”, Miranda Sarmento.
In his initial intervention, which focused mainly on the measures that have been taken in the area of housing, Miguel Pinto Luz also said that the National Civil Aviation Authority (Anac) is in the case of the studies necessary for the implementation of Flights ban at Portela Airport between 01:00 and 05:00.
The minister also mentioned that the Ana did not comply with investments due to mitigate the effects of the noise of the planes And he announced that in the coming weeks, a “noise -related issue” will be discussed on the Council of Ministers.
Regarding works at Humberto Delgado Airport, Pinto Luz said the government has already requested the environmental impact assessment for all.
The government’s plan also involves increasing rates in Portela to pay the construction of the new airport in Alcochete – something that Ryanair’s executive president, Michael O’leary, considered to be “A fraud”.
Ana’s report “provides for the opening of NAL [novo aeroporto de Lisboa] in mid – 2037”. However, it points out “some possible optimizations of the schedule, which Ana is interested in discussing with the grantor”, which will allow “to consider an anticipation of the opening of NAL by the end of the year 2036”.
