In a statement, Metropolitano de Lisboa revealed that it began, last week, with the delivery of the units located in Travessa do Pasteleiro, which were occupied for 16 months for structural reinforcement works.

According to the railway transport company, the works took place in a group of units at Travessa do Pasteleiro n.º 26 to 34 and n.º 38 to 44, as well as the public area accessible from Av. D. Carlos I, nº 85, to carry out structural reinforcement works on that building, with the costs of these interventions being borne by Metropolitano de Lisboa, in accordance with the Expropriations Code.

According to Metro, the majority of these buildings “had precarious or non-existent structures and foundations”, and the works created “new structural elements in the buildings, improving the safety of people and goods, giving greater stability to the slope where those properties are located”.

During the process, the company reports having compensated landlords, residents and owners in accordance with what is stipulated by law, based on the value determined by an independent evaluator from the Ministry of Justice list, with the consent of interested parties, with the compensation totalling the value total of 1.8 million euros.

The new Santos station was built as part of the expansion of the Yellow Line, part of the future Circular Metro Line.

Scheduled to open in the second half of 2025, the Circular line will connect the Rato station to Cais do Sodré, in an extension of another two kilometres of network and two new stations (Estrela and Santos), joining the current Yellow and Green lines into a new ring circular in the centre of Lisbon.

The metro operates daily with four lines: Yellow (Rato-Odivelas), Green (Telheiras-Cais do Sodré), Blue (Reboleira-Santa Apolônia) and Red (Airport-São Sebastião).