The Government is creating a system for continuous monitoring of the state of national infrastructure, which will use technologies such as satellite images. The Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, stated in the Temporary Commission for National Resilience that we cannot continue to ignore Portugal's exposure to seismic phenomena, highlighting the commitment to a modern inspection system and the use of new technologies, including intelligent submarine cables.
After the January storms, the Executive asked the National Laboratory of Civil Engineering for an assessment of the state of road and rail infrastructure. The Secretary of State for Infrastructure, Hugo Espírito Santo, revealed that 54 inspections have already been carried out, with regular reports sent to the Government, while Infraestruturas de Portugal inspected 1,400 works of art. The minister added that the report on the state of critical infrastructure will be presented between the end of this month and the beginning of the next.
Miguel Pinto Luz refused to publicly share the detailed reports with the deputies, arguing that this is sensitive information that includes vulnerabilities in roads and bridges. The official stressed that this is information that cannot be made fully public, calling for the definition of specific terms for the provision of the data.
The PTRR plan, approved in June 2026, provides for a total investment of 22.6 billion euros, funded by the State Budget, private money and European funds. The programme includes the reconstruction of homes and infrastructure damaged by the storms, support for low-density territories, seismic risk prevention, a national emergency accommodation system and a National Strategy for Critical Infrastructure.
