Notícias (GB)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region had 5.5 physicians per thousand inhabitants, approaching the national average (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st half of 2026, electricity generation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased by 4.5% compared with the same period the previous year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, remaining the lowest in the Country (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District decreased quarter-on-quarter and increased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing, Construction and Public Works and Trade increased, while in Services there was a decrease (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the balance between the number of companies incorporated and dissolved decreased compared with the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In June 2026, overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region decreased by 0.7% year-on-year, while total revenue grew by 5.6% (Read more...)
In 2025, the Region had 5.5 physicians per thousand inhabitants, approaching the national average (Read more...)
DREM releases income statistics for 2024 based on personal income tax returns (Read more...)
In 2024, the death rate from "malignant tumours" was highest in Santana, Machico and Funchal, and lowest in Câmara de Lobos, Porto Moniz and Calheta (Read more...)
In 2025, around one in every five children aged 5 to 14 had obesity (Read more...)
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In the first nine months of 2025
Weighted annual average daily traffic on Via Rápida increased by 5.9% compared with the same period of the previous year
According to information provided by the Regional Directorate of Roads (Direção Regional de Estradas – DRE), between January and September 2025, road traffic count rose by 5.3% on Via Rápida and by 6.6% on Vias Expresso, compared with the corresponding period of 2024. On the roads under concession, the aforementioned increases, compared to the first nine months of 2024, were driven by light vehicle traffic (+5.4% on Via Rápida; +6.5% on Vias Expresso) and heavy vehicle traffic (+4.5% on Via Rápida; +12.0% on Vias Expresso).
When narrowing the scope of analysis to the third quarter of 2025, year-on-year changes in road traffic counts were +5.8% on Via Rápida and +7.7% on Vias Expresso.
From January to September 2025, the daily average traffic amounted to, on average, 39.9 thousand vehicles on Via Rápida and 8.0 thousand vehicles on Vias Expresso, representing increases of 5.9% and 7.5%, respectively. The evolution of light vehicle traffic (+5.9% on Via Rápida; +7.4% on Vias Expresso) had a decisive impact on this change.
Due to the relatively small share of heavy vehicle traffic (2.2% and 2.1% of the total, respectively), the changes compared with 2024 (+5.0% on Via Rápida; +13.7% on Vias Expresso) had little influence on the overall development of the indicator.
It is noteworthy that, in the third quarter of 2025, the weighted annual average daily traffic grew by 5.9% on Via Rápida and by 8.4% on Vias Expresso.

Note: The weighted annual average daily traffic corresponds to the average number of vehicles that travel along the entire length of each road on a daily basis.
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