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Via Verde lanes in the 25 April Bridge toll plaza, Almada. Via Verde (literally "Green Lane") is an electronic toll collection system used in Portugal since April 1991. It is available at all toll roads and bridges in the country since 1995. Toll roads and bridges are operated by multiple operators, the main being Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal.
In the 2000s (i.e. previous to the introduction of tolls in SCUT highways), 35% of the Portuguese motorway network was toll-free, and Portugal was already considered one of the European countries with more toll roads. [25] [26] Following the introduction of tolls in former SCUT highways, 84% of the network had tolls, i.e., only 16% was toll ...
Toll roads around major cities are permanent, financing to a large extent non-road related infrastructure, like subsidizing subways or bike paths. While in rural areas they are normally of temporary nature to finance the building of the road. Often tolls are introduced on old roads, before the new roads are built – especially in the Oslo region.
A3 is a motorway in northern Portugal, connecting Valença and Porto via Braga to the Portugal–Spain border, on the Minho River at Tui, where it connects to the Autovía A-55 in Galicia (Spain). The A3 is operated by Brisa - Auto-estradas de Portugal. It has a total length of 112 km and coincides with the European itinerary number 1.
The following is a list of highways in Portugal. The Portuguese highway system is well spread out over the country. As well as the following roads it includes many ...
Transport in Portugal is diversified. Portugal has a 68,732 km (42,708 mi) network of roads, of which almost 3,000 km (1,864 mi) are part of a 44 motorways system. Brisa is the largest highway management concessionaire. With 89,015 km 2, Continental Portugal has 4 international airports located near Lisbon, Porto, Faro and Beja.
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The first such toll motorway was the M4/M6 operated by Spanish company Ferrovial, followed by routes such as the Eurolink M3 toll (a joint venture of Ferrovial and Irish company SIAC Construction), the M8 Fermoy bypass (owned by private equity and investment companies such as TIIC Group of Portugal, Aberdeen Standard Investments and 3I) and the ...