PIR – Construction

Last November began the Intervention and Rehabilitation Project of islets (Altura, Côco, Cobra, Ramalhetes e Ratas) and Deserta Island, Ria Formosa, Algarve, insert in the Polis Litoral Ria Formosa Program – Society for Rehabilitation and Recovery of Ria Formosa.

The project’s main objective is the maintenance and replacement of the natural ecosystem conditions and respective minimizing risk situations for people and goods through the corrective measures of erosion and coastal defense, and aims to comply with the requirements of Article 37 of the POOC Vilamoura – Vila Real de Santo António – “Spaces built for renaturalization”.

The works include renaturation actions and recovery of the dune system, which includes selective demolition of buildings, removal of waste to final destination authorized under the Plan for Prevention and Construction and Demolition Waste Management (PPG RCD), cleaning intervention areas, decompression soil actions and restoration of natural conditions.

The implementation of these actions requires the demolition of about 200 buildings, distributed by the Faro and Olhão municipalities, and the relocation of 11 house holds identified as 1st home situation