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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...)
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 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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