Lisbon Mayor Visits The Works On Lisbon's General Drainage Plan (PGDL) In Santa Apolónia

LISBON, PORTUGAL - JULY 22: The tunnel boring machine works during a visit to of Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas, accompanied by European Commissioner Jessica Roswall, responsible for the areas of Environment, Water Resilience and Competitive Circular Economy, and Portuguese Minister for the Environment and Energy Maria da Graça Carvalho, to the works on Lisbon's General Drainage Plan (PGDL) in Santa Apolónia on July 22, 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal. The visit marks the arrival of the tunnel boring machine and the completion of the excavation of the some five kilometers long tunnel from Monsanto/Campolide, a historic milestone in this project meant to protect the city from flooding. (Footage by Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)