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Secretaria Regional do Turismo, Mobilidade e Infraestruturas
Regional Government identifies measures to tackle algal blooms at Madalena Port, Pico Island
Regional Government identifies measures to tackle algal blooms at Madalena Port, Pico Island
Laboratório Regional de Engenharia Civil
Tender for cliff protection works in parish of Calhetas launched today
Tender for cliff protection works in parish of Calhetas launched today
Secretaria Regional do Turismo, Mobilidade e Infraestruturas
Berta Cabral anuncia vistoria ao Porto da Caloura na sequência do mau tempo
Berta Cabral anuncia vistoria ao Porto da Caloura na sequência do mau tempo
April 21, 2023
Regional Government identifies measures to tackle algal blooms at Madalena Port, Pico Island
April 20, 2023
Tender for cliff protection works in parish of Calhetas launched today
March 18, 2023
Berta Cabral anuncia vistoria ao Porto da Caloura na sequência do mau tempo
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Nota de Imprensa
April 21, 2023
Regional Government identifies measures to tackle algal blooms at Madalena Port, Pico Island
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures informs that several complementary efforts are being made to mitigate the current situation arising from algal blooms at the Madalena Port, Pico Island, and to find a structural solution to these events. Berta Cabral stated that "a machine purchased by the Regional Port Authorities will arrive in Pico at the end of the month to mitigate the algae blooms. "This machine will be promptly made available to the Madalena Town Council and the work will begin immediately afterwards, as already agreed institutionally," she added. This mitigation work is being planned in accordance with the "Study of marine macroalgae blooms at the Madalena Port - Pico (Characterisation and Prediction of Probability of Occurrence)," conducted in 2019. "We will proceed in the coming weeks with a technical analysis to define a structural solution to this problem, particularly with regard to changing the pattern of water circulation within the port," she said. In the first phase, this work will be carried out in collaboration with LREC - Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory and Professor António Trigo Teixeira, an expert in Hydraulics and Water Resources and lecturer at the Instituto Superior Técnico (School of Engineering), and subsequently with LNEC - National Civil Engineering Laboratory.
April 21, 2023
Regional Government identifies measures to tackle algal blooms at Madalena Port, Pico Island
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures informs that several complementary efforts are being made to mitigate the current situation arising from algal blooms at the Madalena Port, Pico Island, and to find a structural solution to these events. Berta Cabral stated that "a machine purchased by the Regional Port Authorities will arrive in Pico at the end of the month to mitigate the algae blooms. "This machine will be promptly made available to the Madalena Town Council and the work will begin immediately afterwards, as already agreed institutionally," she added. This mitigation work is being planned in accordance with the "Study of marine macroalgae blooms at the Madalena Port - Pico (Characterisation and Prediction of Probability of Occurrence)," conducted in 2019. "We will proceed in the coming weeks with a technical analysis to define a structural solution to this problem, particularly with regard to changing the pattern of water circulation within the port," she said. In the first phase, this work will be carried out in collaboration with LREC - Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory and Professor António Trigo Teixeira, an expert in Hydraulics and Water Resources and lecturer at the Instituto Superior Técnico (School of Engineering), and subsequently with LNEC - National Civil Engineering Laboratory.
Nota de Imprensa
April 20, 2023
Tender for cliff protection works in parish of Calhetas launched today
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures launched today the international public tender for the consolidation and protection works of the Calhetas coastline, municipality of Ribeira Grande, which is in an advanced state of erosion. This is an investment of more than 2.7 million Euros, whose tender was launched in record time since it is a residential area prone to frequent landslides. The Calhetas cliff protection works, with a completion period of 600 days, will take place over an extension of about 180 metres. It covers the Rua da Boavista and Rua da Boa Viagem areas, where the most recent landslides have occurred. The cross-sectional profile of this intervention (rubble-mound breakwater) includes a platform with a crest at a height of +8.0 metres, with a minimum width of 15 metres, and an edge at a height of +6.5 metres, with a width of 10 metres, whose slopes have a steep incline - 3(H):2(V). It also includes the construction of a spillway to eliminate the erosion caused by the discharge of rainwater over the cliff. Moreover, the project will involve the construction of a temporary access ramp to the site so as to bridge the gap between the top of the cliff and the nearby beach. This will not cause any constraints on the use of the bathing area, located to the east of the intervention area. As already mentioned by the Regional Secretary, Berta Cabral, the urgency in launching the international public tender takes into account, above all, the safety of the people living near the Calhetas cliff. The government official had already announced that "the ultimate goal is to be in a position to award the works contract by May." Since the beginning of this year, the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures, through the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory and the Regional Directorate for Public Works, respectively, has been conducting weekly monitoring and various interventions on the streets affected by the landslides. "Our technical services are following this process from the very first hour, monitoring the affected area and taking all necessary precautions to safeguard people's safety," she said.
April 20, 2023
Tender for cliff protection works in parish of Calhetas launched today
The Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures launched today the international public tender for the consolidation and protection works of the Calhetas coastline, municipality of Ribeira Grande, which is in an advanced state of erosion. This is an investment of more than 2.7 million Euros, whose tender was launched in record time since it is a residential area prone to frequent landslides. The Calhetas cliff protection works, with a completion period of 600 days, will take place over an extension of about 180 metres. It covers the Rua da Boavista and Rua da Boa Viagem areas, where the most recent landslides have occurred. The cross-sectional profile of this intervention (rubble-mound breakwater) includes a platform with a crest at a height of +8.0 metres, with a minimum width of 15 metres, and an edge at a height of +6.5 metres, with a width of 10 metres, whose slopes have a steep incline - 3(H):2(V). It also includes the construction of a spillway to eliminate the erosion caused by the discharge of rainwater over the cliff. Moreover, the project will involve the construction of a temporary access ramp to the site so as to bridge the gap between the top of the cliff and the nearby beach. This will not cause any constraints on the use of the bathing area, located to the east of the intervention area. As already mentioned by the Regional Secretary, Berta Cabral, the urgency in launching the international public tender takes into account, above all, the safety of the people living near the Calhetas cliff. The government official had already announced that "the ultimate goal is to be in a position to award the works contract by May." Since the beginning of this year, the Regional Secretariat for Tourism, Mobility and Infrastructures, through the Regional Civil Engineering Laboratory and the Regional Directorate for Public Works, respectively, has been conducting weekly monitoring and various interventions on the streets affected by the landslides. "Our technical services are following this process from the very first hour, monitoring the affected area and taking all necessary precautions to safeguard people's safety," she said.