Oeiras invests 4,5 millions in the improvement of the bathing area

Até 2022, the municipality of Oeiras will invest 4,5 million euros in order to improve the quality and safety of the entire bathing area of ​​the municipality.

Neste sentido, projects are already underway whose investment amounts to about 3 milhões de euros, which include improving public lighting, the requalification of the recreational port and the oceanic swimming pool and the installation of children's and fitness equipment on all beaches, entre outros. Além disso, only for this bathing season, that kicks off the day 1 de Junho, the municipality has already invested close to 900 mil euros, ou seja, almost twice as much as in 2020 (500 mil euros).

Maintaining the status, for the second consecutive year as the only municipality in the Metropolitan Area of ​​Lisbon with all the official Blue Flag beaches, Oeiras begins the bathing season with new services and equipment for bathers to enjoy.

In order to provide maximum safety for beach users and to economically encourage concessionaires, the municipality decided, for the second year, bear the salary expenses of the 21 lifeguards, as well as purchasing a jet ski, for marine rescue.

Acting in accordance with the guidelines of the General Directorate of Health on all beaches, services will be maintained to guarantee the safe enjoyment by users in the context of the current pandemic., such as the disinfection and sanitization of sanitary installations and contact surfaces and the system for signaling the state of occupation of the sands will be maintained, through the placement of virtual tourniquets at the entrances of the four beaches and that will feed the informative App on the stocking of the sands.