Accessibility to 150 farms on São Miguel enhanced with improvement of Castelo Branco rural road
The works to improve Castelo Branco rural road on São Miguel, which started in July, have already been concluded. They will enhance the accessibility to 150 farms and improve the working conditions of farmers.
The contract work for the improvement of this road in the municipality of Vila Franca do Campo, with an extension of 1,800 metres, was awarded by the Regional Secretary for Agriculture and Forestry for the price of 141 thousand Euros.
This intervention, concluded within the stipulated deadline, will improve the accessibility conditions of 40 farmers, covering an area of 248 hectares of permanent pasture and 103 hectares of forest. It will also ensure better access to Contendas artificial pond.
In addition to the access to farms, this rural road is also important for tourism activities insofar as it connects Regional Road no.1-1 to the island's central area and other access roads to places of significant scenic beauty.
The work falls within a series of interventions carried out by the Regional Government on several islands of the archipelago in order to improve road safety and access conditions to farms, contribute to the modernisation of farms, reduce costs and enhance their profitability.