Hello cubsur, it seems that the local councils along the Algarve have more money to spend or waste than the one back here in Britain.
Dave.

P S Like the black and white one of 5th of October St in Albufiera was that the last time they had the road up

It is no secret that the local councils are receiving huge back-handers from developers. The developers buy planning permission for vast tourist resorts, hotels and golf courses and in return the councils have cash to spend.

There current rash of building shows no sign of stopping or slowing down. The only one I can think of that has gone bad is the Crowne Plaza site in Albufeira. This closed down, half built, last November and now contributes to what a friend of mine called 'horizon pollution'. If you are down in the Albufeira marina or coming along the road from A de Pera, look up and you will see what I mean.

The resorts create jobs for four or five months of the year for sure. But soon there will be nothing but concrete for the visitors to enjoy.

The Rua 5 de Outubro in Albufeira was still open to cars when I first came here in 1985. It was pedestrianised in the early 90's as I recall, along with the square and the other streets in the area. I think the black and white picture was taken in the early 60's but any contributions gratefully received.

Might help if you could see the picture http://cid-6a2a1c7daaee306d.skydrive.live.com/self.aspx/Albufeira%20Civic%20Works%2022%20March%202009/DSCF4039.JPG

cubsur,
Are they likely to have finished by end of May?
We will be in Vau and have friends staying in Albufeira and we planned to meet roughly halfway and Armacao seemed the best bet,thanks to your useful bus info.

I don't know the timetable for certain, but all these works over the past few years have been scheduled to finish around the end of May so as not to interfere with the holiday season.

I will be able to get over to Armacao de Pera in a few days time, so I will update soon.