Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
Notícias (GB)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the unemployment rate fell to 4.5%, the lowest in the country (Read more...)
In the 4th quarter of 2025, the number of bankruptcy, insolvency and enterprise recovery cases filed in the first-instance courts of the Madeira District increased both on a quarterly and year-on-year basis (Read more...)
In April 2026, the confidence indicator in Manufacturing and Services increased, whilst in Construction and Public Works and in Trade there was a decrease (Read more...)
DREM shares data to mark Mother's Day 2026 (Read more...)
In March 2026, the overnight stays in tourist accommodation in the Region grew 3.8% year-on-year, surpassing the one million mark for the first time this month of the year (Read more...)
In March 2026, precipitation was above the climatological normal, whilst temperature was below (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the balance between the number of company incorporations and dissolutions decreased compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In the 1st quarter of 2026, the weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.7% compared to the same period of the previous year (Read more...)
In March 2026, passenger movement at the Autonomous Region of Madeira airports recorded a year-on-year growth of 2.3% (Read more...)
In March 2026, the median value of bank appraisals for housing in the Autonomous Region of Madeira rose to 2 500 euros per square meter (Read more...)
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In the first quarter of 2024
Weighted annual average daily traffic on the Via Rápida increased by 2.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year
According to data provided by the Regional Directorate of Roads (DRE), in the first quarter of 2024, the road traffic count increased by 3.2% on the Via Rápida and by 6.6% on Vias Expresso compared to the same period in 2023. In the privately operated roads, the aforementioned increases compared to the first quarter of 2023 were driven by light traffic (+3.4% on the Via Rápida; +6.7% on Vias Expresso). For heavy traffic, there was a negative change on the Via Rápida (-3.4%) and on Vias Expresso (-0.3%), with the latter exhibiting a smaller magnitude.
In the first quarter of 2024, the weighted annual average daily traffic recorded, on average, nearly 35.2 thousand vehicles on the Via Rápida and 6.5 thousand vehicles on Vias Expresso, representing year-on-year increases of +2.2% and +6.0%, respectively. The evolution of light traffic (+2.4% on the Via Rápida; +6.2% on Vias Expresso) had a decisive impact on that overall change. Due to the limited representation of heavy traffic (respectively, 2.2% and 2.0% of the total), the changes compared to the same quarter of 2023 (-3.6% on the Via Rápida; +1.1% on Vias Expresso) had little influence on the overall indicator.

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