The secretary of state for environment – Paulo Lemos – said that the undertakings shows the government’s ‘permanent awareness’ related to the country’s coastline which is very closely surveyed to avoid any and all risk situations.

This statement was made during a visit to the Algarve to approve the construction of a boardwalk on the Carvoeiro coastline. The segment of coastline will lie between the Algar Seco area – which features some stunning rock formations – and the Forte de Nossa Senhora de Encarnacao, which is near the town’s church.

The Portuguese Environmental Agency – APA – by the end of the year is expecting to start three actions meant to reduce risks associated to the Algarve cliffs, and also start public tenders next month to replenish sand supplies on those beaches.

The work at Algar Seco for instance – valued at around 212,000 Euros – is expected to conclude by the end of the year, while the renovation work to the access routes to Albufeira and Praia da Rocha beaches will also begin.

As far as the earlier mentioned boardwalk is concerned, it will be 570-metre long and it will extend along what is considered to be some of the most beautiful pats of the Algarve coastline, the goal being to afford extra safety to hikers and tourists. Access routes to the boardwalk have been contracted and signed to represent a 134,000 Euro investment.

Lemos continued to say that next year will include sand replenishment of seven beaches, four of which in Lagoa, two in Albufeira and one in Lagos.