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The Regional Government of Madeira has amended the budgetary schedule for the road network requalification project in the central zone, under PAMUS - Phase II.
Through Ordinance no. 159/2026, published in the Official Journal of the Autonomous Region of Madeira (JORAM), the Regional Government has formalized the redistribution of budgetary burdens related to the contract titled Requalification of the Regional Road Network - Central Zone - PAMUS - Phase II.
This measure amends the schedule previously defined by Ordinance no. 636/2025, of November 26, adjusting the amounts per fiscal year as follows:
The decree also establishes that the amount set for each fiscal year may be increased by the balance calculated from the previous year. The expenditure planned for the current year is covered by the budget under the Secretariat 50, Chapter 50, Division 03, Subdivision 01, Project 52121, Funding Source 392, Economic Classification Code 07.01.04.S0.Z0. VAT at the current legal rate must be added to the indicated values.
The ordinance, signed by the Regional Secretary of Finance, Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas, and the Regional Secretary of Equipment and Infrastructure, Pedro Alexandre Fagundes de Freitas Rodrigues, enters into force on the business day following its publication.
The Government has awarded all three lots for the preliminary study and environmental impact assessment of new road links, with a combined contract value of €3,317,000. Each lot has a completion period of 435 days.
Plot No. 65, required for the construction of the Machico Norte junction and the section between the Portais Tunnel and the Caniçal Roundabout, will be expropriated for €137,088.17. The identified owners are Manuel Viveiros da Costa Miranda and Maria Nunes Calaça Miranda.
The Region will contribute to investment costs incurred by SMD - Sociedade Metropolitana de Desenvolvimento, S.A., for the project to revitalise the Machico Forum’s infrastructure and facilities. The maximum grant of €1,422,693 will be allocated between 2026 and 2028.