Lisbon council wants to give the busy road a more green feel by creating a central divider of trees, with more trees and green spaces lining the stretch to reduce the negative impacts of its intense traffic flow on the environment.
The plans also include the creation of pedestrian and bicycle lanes, as well as imposing a 60 km/h maximum speed limit, down from 80 km/h, in a proposal that was debated at the town hall at the end of December.
The project, which would entail investment in the region of €10 million, is currently up for public consultation until 15 January.
Up until that date anyone with an interest in the proposal can, via Lisbon council’s website or in person at the Town Hall in Campo Grande, put forward suggestions.
Various documents relating to the project are also available for public consultation, including minutes from the December meeting, traffic studies, and architectural landscaping imagery.
Among the project’s documents is literature that describes the Segunda Circular as a “congested road” with “inadequate functions” and “in a poor state of conservation.”
The council’s “intervention strategy” covers the road’s 10.1 kilometres and aims to improve its safety and capacity while reducing speed and better integrating the Segunda Circular into its urban surroundings.
One of the main aims, the project stresses, is that the stretch stops being perceived as a “barrier that divides the city.”
According to newspaper Público, work is expected to take around 300 days to complete and will cost the council in the region of €9.75 million plus IVA.
Despite having been discussed in a council meeting on 23 December, voting on the project was postponed.