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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 Regional Government has authorised the expropriation of land plot No. 65 on the parcel plan for the project “Construction of the Machico/Caniçal Expressway - Machico Norte junction and the section between the Portais Tunnel and the Caniçal Roundabout”. The total amount set is €137,088.17.
The plot belongs to Manuel Viveiros da Costa Miranda and his wife, Maria Nunes Calaça Miranda. The resolution approves the draft deed for the amicable expropriation and authorises the Regional Secretary for Finance to sign it on behalf of the Autonomous Region of Madeira.
The expense will be covered by the regional budget, under the budget classification specified in the decree. The resolution states that the expropriation is part of a project whose public utility was declared by Resolution No. 867/2003 of 10 July.
Reference: Regional Government Council Resolution No. 957/2026.
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