The Via Rápida 1 or VR1 (Fast Road 1 in English) is the first

motorway A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

Madeira ) , anthem = ( en, "Anthem of the Autonomous Region of Madeira") , song_type = Regional anthem , image_map=EU-Portugal_with_Madeira_circled.svg , map_alt=Location of Madeira , map_caption=Location of Madeira , subdivision_type=Sovereign st ...

. Since April 2017, there is another

in the island called

VR2 The Via Rápida 2 or VR2 (Fast Road 2 in English) is the second motorway on the island of Madeira Island, Madeira. Construction started in 2008 In 2011, this construction had to stop due to lands owners and the financial crisis in Portugal In 2015 ...

. Construction started in 1989 completed in 2005. With 44 km it goes from Ribeira Brava to Porto do

Caniçal Caniçal () is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,924, in an area of 11.85 km2. Equidistant from Funchal and Santana (20 km), the community is connected to the ...

, providing a fast connection between

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and the Madeira International Airport. This motorway is also known as Cota 200

Junctions

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There are 27 Junctions and 30 tunnels in total.

References

{{reflist Roads in Portugal 2000 establishments in Portugal Transport in Madeira