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The Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Municipality of São Vicente have amended the programme contract for the recovery of infrastructure damaged by the 2020 storm, extending its validity and adjusting the funding.
The sixth amendment to the technical and financial cooperation programme contract between the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Municipality of São Vicente has been published. The agreement, initially signed in May 2021, aims at the recovery and reconstruction works of municipal infrastructure affected by the storm of 25 December 2020.
Contract No. 137/2026, signed by the Regional Secretary for Finance, Duarte Nuno Nunes de Freitas, and the President of the Municipality of São Vicente, José Carlos Gonçalves, introduces the following main changes:
This amendment aims to ensure the completion of the reconstruction works in the municipality of São Vicente.
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.