Bridge to Lisbon only by mega-avenue

The bridge Chelas-Barreiro will transform the Avenue of the Holy Constable, in Lisbon, an area with a distinctly urban layout, nothing similar in type to access the motorway links to the existing bridges on April 25 and Vasco da Gama. This is one of the objectives of the Mayor of Lisbon, Antonio Costa, for the new bridge. So I gave an unfavorable opinion on environmental impact assessment of the third crossing of the Tagus. On Wednesday, that his decision will be voted at a meeting comrades. Antonio Costa believes that we must 'seize the opportunity to revitalize, particularly Chelas and the Valley of Chelas, guaranteed the preservation of existing property values. " Escaping 'a secondary network for local access, particularly the ways and pedestrian ciclável and use public transport' is another of the conditions advocated by the municipality for the route, which serves as the only northern entrance to the new bridge and will have a length of four kilometers. For an executive from Lisbon, the opinion was unfavorable because the 'road tracks submitted [the environmental impact assessment] does not fit the existing loop, not give the urban concept that proposed for the city of Lisbon. " To achieve this concept urban, Antonio Costa calls on road access to the bridge four amendments to the proposed plan of relief. The first objective is to reduce the height of the bridge board in five meters to reduce the visual impact on the city and also to allow cars entering the city by a tunnel starting in Marvila, near the School Afonso Domingues, and ending with the off-Broma. According to the Government's proposal, this tunnel and there is no route continues in off the viaduct until Broma. In the middle of this tunnel the Board supports the construction of a direct access to Olaias, Madredeus and road from Chelas. At the heart of the Holy Constable Avenue, near the metro station in Bela Vista, a second exit to the avenue USA and subsequent links to avenues Admiral Gago Coutinho and Infante D. Henrique. The third departure is the end of the avenue to connect to the avenue Marechal Gomes da Costa. For a fourth exit, Antonio Costa advocates the construction of a tunnel to the Second Circular. TUNNELS facilitate OPTION LISMARVILA The solution to bury the rail links between the bridge Chelas - Barreiro and the Northern line will enable the venture for the 163 112 m2 which are the Lismarvila and which is expected to build 1037 dwellings, of which 90% for housing. Urbanization erect in the land in the Old Society of soaps, near the Convent of the Blessed, raised controversy in November 2006 after Carmona Rodrigues, then mayor of Lisbon, has approved the blending without regard to the request of the government that were not authorized projects in the area that could compromise the third crossing of the Tagus. If the work is not done, the developer of the plot may require the State compensation of more than 60 million, since the price of the construction costs were controlled, in November 2006, of 557 euros/m2. The defense of Antonio Costa buried in the road and rail access is intended to ensure "the establishments in the urban area." According to the opinion of the mayor, the movement of trains will be by tunnel from the mooring area of the TTT in Marvila on the connections and conventional high-speed line to the North. The only exception to be built on viaduct is the conventional line (meaning west) for connection to the waist line. BARREIRO DEFINE SEASON The future central railway station should do Barreiro, according to the Chairman of the Board, Carlos Humberto, be located in the grounds of the headquarters of local authority services Collective Transportation of Barreiro (SMTCB) and not the space occupied by the School Alvaro Velho. For the mayor, this second option has a smaller area and require the demolition of more casas.A option advocated by the municipality is, however, the demolition of the School Father Abilio Mendes. The mayor argues that, simultaneously with the construction of the bridge Chelas - Barreiro, the bridge will rise between Jhelum and Tembisa. According to the mayor, is the best option to divert motorists from April 25. REACTIONS 'MORE MOVEMENT is good for the Bela Vista' (Amândio Rodrigues, retired) The construction of the bridge Chelas-Barreiro is a good opportunity for the modernization of this whole area, which is very degraded. Also with the construction of the new hospital this area will be better. There will be more movement, but there is plenty of room for all cabermos here. " 'DIRECT CONNECTION TO THE ALGARVE' (Bruno Antunes, employee coffee) 'For people who live in this whole area of Chelas is very important that the bridge be built with access in the Avenue of the Holy Constable. We can go direct to the Algarve without needing to go through the center of the city until Alcantara. " 'A ZONE OF Olaias NEEDS MORE PEOPLE' (Fernando Botelho, owner of pastry) 'The decision to create a node of access to the bridge with a direct connection to the roundabout of Olaias will be beneficial to the local commerce. More people moving and is always positive, both for my pastry as for any other activity. " 'TRANSIT NOT BE CONDITIONING' (Nazir Ahmed, Tenant) 'Although the view that instead of a bridge should be built a tunnel in the river Tagus, I think the solution is positive and believe that the Lisbon area served by the bridge will not be congested traffic as you hear of someone who criticizes the project '.