The western section of the EN125 upgrade will be finished this coming Friday, January 12th 2018. Thus spake Rui Sousa, the man in charge of Rotas do Algarve Litoral.
Claiming that everything will be ready, signage in place, sidewalks completed, roundabouts in action and new road surfaces laid, Sousa is convinced that all will be completed in the next three days, come rain or shine, 100% definite.
The introduction of tolls on the Via do Infante in December 2011 saw the start of a sharp drop in traffic volume to 50% of peak – drivers were opting to use the free-to-use EN125 alternative.