Faro plans €15m drainage overhaul to end repeated flooding in São Luís

Faro city council intends to spend €15 million on a stormwater drainage plan aimed at urban flooding, with part of the water distribution network replaced alongside. Work is split in two: a €10 million first phase linking the São Luís area to the Ribeira das Lavadeiras, and a €5 million second phase treating the stream itself, tied to the Alameda 21 urban park project. The plan's author says the cumulative flood damage since 2021 comes close to €10 million. He adds that the system must be maintained, and that full delivery will take around ten years, though the works should last about two. Shopkeepers on Rua de São Luís want them finished quickly.