Thursday, November 20, 2008

Lisbon wants to help tolls

The Board of Lisbon wants money from the tolls of access roads to the city revert to the investment in improving the public transport network. "To address the impact of the entry of 38 more thousand cars per day in the city" through the new bridge, defended the councilman of Urban, Manuel Salgado, the presentation to journalists of the local counter in the construction of the Third Crossing the Tagus (TTT ), Discussed yesterday camarário by the executive.

At the meeting, Antonio Costa presented the aldermen a series of alternatives to the proposed government believes that having a strong impact landscape and therefore should be amended.

Among other suggestions, the mayor referred to the board lowering of the bridge in five feet and makes some recommendations as regards road access to the new bridge over the Tagus, to facilitate the flow of cars.

Overall, the changes will cost 10% of the total project, estimated at 1700 million euros and should be borne by future concessionaire of TTT. 'We're not asking for any extravagance, is to defend the interests of Lisbon', defended Salgado. The proposal should be voted on next week in the municipality.

The Minister of Public Works, Mario Lino, was proven to be 'available' to assess all proposals to amend the plan.

REACTIONS

'Postcards'

The councilors of the PSD yesterday challenged the proposal of Antonio Costa. 'He who most helped the government to make this solution is now trying to remedy the wrong done already, which is the entry of 38 more thousand cars a day in Lisbon,' said Anthony Forward, who represented the party yesterday.

ROSETA CONTEST

Helena Rosetta, Citizens for Lisbon, said that "before deciding what you want to be, we need to know if there will be road on the bridge '. The councilwoman denies this possibility by going against the concept that needs to town.

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