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...)
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...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (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...)
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...)
In the first half of 2026, the banana commercialisation decreased by 19.8% year-on-year (Read more...)
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In the 1st quarter of 2026
Weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year
According to information made available by the Regional Directorate of Roads (DRE), in the first quarter of 2026, an average of 38.3 thousand light vehicles per day were recorded on the Via Rápida and 7.2 thousand on the Vias Expresso, representing year-on-year increases of 2.7% and 3.5%, respectively.
On the concession roads, it was the change in light vehicle traffic (+2.7% on the Via Rápida; +3.5% on the Vias Expresso) that determined the overall change, as the limited share of heavy vehicle traffic (2.3% and 2.1% of the total, respectively) had little bearing on the overall evolution of this indicator, with year-on-year changes of +3.7% on the Via Rápida and +4.4% on the Vias Expresso.
In the 1st quarter of 2026, road traffic counts increased by 2.7% on the Via Rápida and 4.4% on the Vias Expresso, compared to the same period of 2025. As observed in the weighted annual average traffic, light vehicle traffic — accounting for 97.8% of total traffic on the Via Rápida and 97.9% on the Vias Expresso — was the main driver of this increase on both roads, recording year-on-year changes identical to those of the total count (+2.7% on the Via Rápida and +4.4% on the Vias Expresso). Year-on-year increases were also recorded in heavy vehicle traffic, both on the Via Rápida (+3.8%) and on the Vias Expresso (+5.2%).

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