JPP challenges concrete bridge in Ponta de São Lourenço trail works

Madeira's JPP party is questioning the regional government's choice to replace a wooden bridge with a concrete one during upgrade works on the Ponta de São Lourenço trail. The area belongs to the Natura 2000 network, classified as both a Special Area of Conservation and a Special Protection Area. Deputy Rafael Nunes, who chairs the regional parliament's environment committee, accepts that the paths need repair and safety improvements. He asks why natural engineering solutions were not used and whether an environmental impact assessment was carried out. The party will request the execution project, environmental opinions and supporting studies from the government and the forestry and nature conservation institute.