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PSD calls for urgent intervention at the Desembarcadouro in Machico
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PSD calls for urgent intervention at the Desembarcadouro in Machico

dnoticias.pt13 September 2026 at 12:54

PSD councilors at the Machico Municipal Council are calling for an urgent intervention in the Desembarcadouro area. The party considers it necessary to improve vehicle traffic, regulate parking, and enhance pedestrian circulation conditions in that area of the municipality.

The proposal presented by PSD was rejected by the Executive during the last Council meeting, according to information from the party. The social democrats were thus unable to secure the necessary support to move forward with the measures they were proposing.

The PSD initiative included the urgent carrying out of a comprehensive circulation and mobility study. This study was to cover Caminho da Quinta Palmeira and Caminho do Serrado do Gat, thus encompassing several areas of the municipality.

The party argues that these interventions are necessary to solve mobility problems in the Desembarcadouro area, but the proposal did not receive favorable reception from the majority executive at the municipal council.

Why this matters

Readers in Machico are directly affected because the Desembarcadouro area is a high-traffic zone where the lack of organized parking and traffic flow represents a daily problem. This proposal comes following an unfavorable vote by the Executive, suggesting that residents may continue to face mobility difficulties as long as there is no political agreement on intervention priorities in the area.

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