FAQ · FAQ-036

What is the Third Tagus Crossing?

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Illustration: Luís de Camões Airport Observatory (original work). Not to scale; not the airport design.

A proposed new road-rail bridge across the Tagus between Chelas (Lisbon) and the Barreiro/Lavradio area. Infraestruturas de Portugal treats it as part of the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line, which also serves the airport.

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Sources

  1. Luís de Camões Airport should represent an investment of between 7.9 and 8.9 billionPortuguese Government (XXV Constitutional Government) · · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)
  2. High-speed rail projectInfraestruturas de Portugal · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)

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Answer checked against the cited sources on 18 Oct 2026.

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