All the protagonists linked to the new Lisbon airport, technicians and politicians, agree that there are no good solutions and that any decision will meet with much opposition. History has five decades of advances, setbacks and convulsions and was marked by events such as the oil shock, a revolution, changes in government, pressure from civil society, financial bailouts of the country and political crises within the Executive itself such as the one we saw the last time. last week On five occasions, the political power announced a decision: Río Frío; ota; Alcochete Shooting Range; Portela plus Montijo; and the last one that included Portela plus Montijo and Alcochete at the same time (for 15 hours).
The Observer recovers the main episodes that mark the most controversial public works in Portugal, a discussion that has lasted for 53 years, only surpassed, until now, by the 25 de Abril Bridge, which passed more than 60 years between the first engineering proposal done. in the 20th, 19th century and the start of construction in 1962 (it was inaugurated in 1966). 17 locations were analyzed, reminding the observer of the reasons why projects fail or change course.
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Source: Observadora
