Notícias (GB)
In August 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region rose to 3.246% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the number of deaths increased by 6.0% year-on-year, while the number of live births increased by 8.4% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the second consecutive month (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the building permits in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the same period in the previous year, while completed buildings dropped (Read more...)
DREM releases the International Trade Statistics publication for the year 2025 (Read more...)
In August 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.7%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.1% (Read more...)
In July 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose by 2.9% year-on-year (Read more...)
In August 2026, all confidence indicators decreased compared with the previous month (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the number of sessions, spectators, and box office revenue in the cinemas of the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 2.2% year-on-year (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In August 2026, the implicit interest rate on housing loans in the Region rose to 3.246% (Read more...)
In July 2026, the number of deaths increased by 6.0% year-on-year, while the number of live births increased by 8.4% (Read more...)
In June 2026, the regional economic growth slowed for the second consecutive month (Read more...)
In the first half of 2026, the building permits in the Autonomous Region of Madeira increased compared to the same period in the previous year, while completed buildings dropped (Read more...)
DREM releases the International Trade Statistics publication for the year 2025 (Read more...)
In August 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 3.7%, while the year-on-year change rate slowed to 4.1% (Read more...)
In July 2026, passenger movement at the airports of the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose by 2.9% year-on-year (Read more...)
In August 2026, all confidence indicators decreased compared with the previous month (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the number of sessions, spectators, and box office revenue in the cinemas of the Autonomous Region of Madeira decreased year-on-year (Read more...)
In July 2026, overnight stays in the Region's tourist accommodation grew 2.2% year-on-year (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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