àguas santas tunnel | àguas santas | portugal  
2012 design and build competition

This competition proposal for a new highway tunnel in Águas Santas addresses the growing need for improved traffic flow and urban connectivity in the northern metropolitan area of Porto. The project considers both engineering efficiency and landscape integration, aiming to minimize surface disruption while enhancing the relationship between infrastructure and public space.
The tunnel is designed as a strategic intervention to relieve congestion and redefine mobility within a dense suburban context.







project
àguas santas highway north tunnel | design and build competition
client
brisa portugal
location
àguas santas, portugal
date
2012
intervention area
30 000 sqm
architecture
adriano pimenta
collaborators

paulo morgado
engineering coordinator
tecnofisil
3d
metro cúbico digital 
contractor
dragados