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Third Tagus Crossing

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Third Tagus Crossing

As of 17 October 2026

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

A proposed road-rail bridge between Chelas and Barreiro/Lavradio, part of the Lisbon–Madrid high-speed line.

Record details

Record ID: GLO-010
As-of date: 17 October 2026
First seen by the observatory: 17 October 2026
Last verified: 18 October 2026
Abbreviation: TTT

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High-speed rail projectInfraestruturas de Portugal · 2 — Official report, plan or statement Original (opens the issuer’s website)

Verification

Fact-check stage: Source checked
Last verified: 18 October 2026
How it was checked: Answer checked against the cited sources on 18 Oct 2026.

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