The Funchal City Council implements road changes in the city, including the closure of a pedestrian bridge that no longer serves a purpose. From the day after the news publication, the bridge becomes locked with iron bars, functioning only as a "decoration" without any practical function.
The Madeiran mayor faces a complicated reality, having inherited a city with various scars and accumulated problems. The solution found by the municipal executive is described as an attempt to patch up the problems with temporary measures.
The expression "new cloth on old clothes" is used by author Rui Marote to characterize the municipality's approach to the city's structural problems. Many citizens share this same opinion about the interventions.
The pedestrian bridge in question is described as a "white elephant", a term that designates something expensive and useless. This situation reflects the consequences of decisions made by previous administrations in the municipal government.
