Provided for in the 2018 cycling network expansion plan, announced as part of the plan ZER ABCwhich has since been suspended, and re-announced on the pop-up network, a he Almirante Reis cycle path is finally taking shape, in a project that happened almost overnight.
The cycle path will be on the uphill side instead of the downhill side as originally planned. The change is justified by the access of emergency vehicles to downtown, although the cycle path can be crossed by them whenever necessary. The section will initially run between the Martim Moniz and Paiva Couceiro It will later be extended to Areeiro, passing through Guerra Junqueiro and Paris avenues, where there is already a network.