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Notícias (GB)
In September 2026, the twelve-month average rate of change of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) stood at 3.8%, with the year-on-year rate of change accelerating to 4.6% (Read more...)
In 2025, mental well-being and life satisfaction showed positive values in the Region (Read more...)
In the 2025/2026 school year, the number of students enrolled in non-higher education decreased at all levels/cycles of study, except for the 2nd cycle (Read more...)
DREM releases Demographic Statistics of the Autonomous Region of Madeira for 2025 (Read more...)
DREM publishes a new edition of the Quarterly Statistical Bulletin covering the 2nd quarter of 2026 (Read more...)
In 2025, the number of divorces increased compared to the previous year (Read more...)
In August 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region increased by 3.3% year-on-year (Read more...)
In the 2nd quarter of 2026, the median rental value of new lease agreements increased by 17.4% year-on-year, while the number of new agreements increased by 8.8% (Read more...)
In August 2026, seven meteorological stations recorded tropical nights on every day of the month (Read more...)
In August 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year increase of 3.7% (Read more...)
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In 2025
Weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 5.2% compared with the previous year
According to information provided by the Regional Directorate for Roads (Direção Regional de Estradas – DRE), in 2025, road traffic count increased by 4.8% on Via Rápida and by 6.7% on Via Expresso compared with 2024. Light vehicle traffic recorded growth on both roads under concession (+4.8% on Via Rápida; +6.6% on Via Expresso), with a similar trend observed for heavy vehicles (+4.0% on Via Rápida; +11.8% on Via Expresso).
Narrowing the analysis to the 4th quarter of 2025, year-on-year changes in road traffic counts stood at +3.3% on Via Rápida and +7.2% on Via Expresso.
In 2025, an average of 39.6 thousand vehicles per day was recorded on Via Rápida and 7.9 thousand on Via Expresso, corresponding to year-on-year increases of 5.2% and 7.4%, respectively. As observed in the traffic counts, the overall change was mainly driven by the evolution of light vehicle traffic (+5.2% on Via Rápida; +7.3% on Via Expresso), since the limited share of heavy vehicles (2.2% and 2.1% of total traffic, respectively) had little impact on the overall indicator (+4.5% on Via Rápida; +13.6% on Via Expresso).
It should be noted that, in the 4th quarter of 2025, the weighted annual average daily traffic increased by 3.2% on Via Rápida and by 7.2% on Via Expresso.

Note: The weighted annual average daily traffic corresponds to the number of vehicles that, on average, travel the full length of each road per day.
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