Roadside advertising hoardings along a section of the eastern Algarve EN125 warn motorists that the road has been abandoned by the government.The municipal councils of Vila Real de Santo António and Castro Marim, in conjunction with the citizens movement of EN125 users, launched the awareness campaign to warn all comers of the dire state of the road.
The set of billboards highlights the lack of maintenance over the years. The blame is laid at the door of the State and of road company, Infraestruturas de Portugal.
For the councils - and for the citizens that have to use the road - the emergency roadworks recently announced by the Government for the section between Tavira - Cacela - Castro Marim constitutes "clear disrespect" for users and "will not solve any of the structural problems the road has.”
For this reason, the campaigners have chosen to highlight some of the worst sections of EN125 in the VRSA and Castro Marim municipalities and motorists are warned to take extra care when driving.
The set of billboards highlights the lack of maintenance over the years. The blame is laid at the door of the State and of road company, Infraestruturas de Portugal.
For the councils - and for the citizens that have to use the road - the emergency roadworks recently announced by the Government for the section between Tavira - Cacela - Castro Marim constitutes "clear disrespect" for users and "will not solve any of the structural problems the road has.”
For this reason, the campaigners have chosen to highlight some of the worst sections of EN125 in the VRSA and Castro Marim municipalities and motorists are warned to take extra care when driving.
The emergency work, "comes late and should have been done several years ago," state the campaigners - pointing out that the crumbling, potholder surface affects tourism, residents and businesses.
Below is an example of the EN125 on social media
Comments
Banana republic means:
Economy dependent on exportation of goods that are in limited supply, like bananas.
Don't understand the relevance of this comment to the news item, apart from been sarcastic which is not very helpful.
Though not sure if tourists esp Brits and even Spanish would slow down to use Google Translate to know what it means.
It is true, the Government have abandoned the Algarve as this would never happen in any other part of Portugal.