Urgent expropriations on the EN 115 to restore the road platform after severe weather

The Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Hugo Morato Alface do Espírito Santo, has declared the public utility, with urgent character, of the expropriations of real estate and inherent rights necessary for the restoration of the road platform of the EN 115, between kilometers 63+065 and 65+480, in the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos. The decision is contained in Order no. 13776/2026, signed on October 28 and published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 219, of November 11, 2026. The decree identifies six properties in the parish of Arranhó and authorizes Infraestruturas de Portugal, S. A. to take administrative possession of the plots.

The intervention concerns the work “EN 115 — km 63+065 to km 65+480 — restoration of the road platform — 2026 weather events”, executed within the obligation of Infraestruturas de Portugal, S. A. to maintain the roads under its management in a good state of operation and safety. The request stemmed from a deliberation of the company’s executive board of directors, dated September 3, 2026, which approved the resolution to expropriate the plots identified in parcel plans and area maps.

The head of the Infrastructure portfolio decided under the competence delegated to him by Order no. 12445/2025, of October 15, from the Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, published in the Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 205, of October 23, 2025. The invoked legal framework includes the Statute of the National Road Network Roads (Law no. 34/2015, of April 27), articles 14, 15, 18, and 19 of the Expropriation Code, bases 17 and 18 annexed to Decree-Law no. 380/2007, of November 13, and the general concession contract of the National Road Network approved by Council of Ministers Resolution no. 174-A/2007, of November 23.

Six properties and 1,052 square meters in Arranhó

The attached area map locates the plots in the district of Lisbon, municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos, parish of Arranhó, and identifies the owners and the areas to be expropriated:

• Property 1 — Paulo Apolinário Courela Francisco and wife, Sandra Isabel da Conceição Francisco (R. Liberdade 7, A-dos-Arcos): 128 m².
• Property 2 — Gaspar António Lourenço (C.C.H.), with interested parties Maria Vitória Além Lourenço Estevens and husband, Jorge António Borges Estevens, Nuno Miguel Lourenço Santos Carreira and Rosa Maria Lourenço Carreira: 59 m².
• Property 3 — José Valentim Raimundo Lourenço and wife, Matilde Maria Santos (R. Junta de Freguesia 12, Arranhó): 418 m².
• Property 4 — António Raimundo de Assis and wife, Deolinda da Piedade Rodrigues Assis (R. S. Lourenço 2, Arranhó): 57 m².
• Property 5 — Cestinho do Campo — Imobiliária, Lda. (R. Nova 4, Arranhó): 181 m².
• Property 6 — Carlos Alberto Raimundo Lourenço and wife, Vanda Maria da Silva Rodrigues Soares (R. Eiras 12, Arranhó): 209 m².

In most cases, the plots border the public road domain of the EN 115, which confirms the intervention strip along the national road.

Administrative possession, temporary occupation and charges

The order expressly authorizes Infraestruturas de Portugal, S. A. to take administrative possession of the plots, invoking the public interest in the “swift and effective execution of the projected work” and the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 of article 15 of the Expropriation Code. The temporary occupation of the land areas indicated in the parcel maps is also authorized under article 18 of the same code.

The costs associated with expropriations and temporary occupations are borne by Infraestruturas de Portugal, S. A., covered by budget item D.07.01.13.B0.B0 and recorded in a specific item of the activity plan and budget.

Second front between kilometers 67 and 69

On the same day and with the same signatory, Order No. 13777/2026 declares identical urgency for the expropriations of the work “EN 115 — km 67+540 to km 69+890 — Restoration of the Road Platform — 2026 Severe Weather”. The area map of this decree covers the municipalities of Arruda dos Vinhos and Loures, with properties in the parishes of Arranhó and Bucelas and owners such as Natividade Lourenço Raimundo Gaspar Rodrigues (C.C.H.), António José Raimundo Gama and wife, António Armindo Ramos dos Santos and wife, and António João Gomes Carvalho.

The resolution to expropriate in both cases is based on the same deliberation of September 3, 2026, by Infraestruturas de Portugal, S. A., which confirms a single program for the restoration of the EN 115 platform following the 2026 severe weather, executed in two contiguous contracts.

Impact for residents and traffic

The declaration of public utility with urgent character paves the way for immediate entry into the plots and the execution of works without waiting for the normal deadlines of the expropriation process. For the identified owners in Arranhó, the next step is the negotiation or arbitration of compensation, while for the users of the EN 115, the decision signals the effective start of the restoration of a road section essential for the connection between the municipality of Arruda dos Vinhos and the national network.

Source: Diário da República, 2nd series, no. 219, of November 11, 2026, Part C — Government and direct and indirect administration of the State (official reference: Order no. 13776/2026).