Brazil’s government pledges R$2bn for highway maintenance

At a news conference this afternoon, Brazil’s Ministry of Infrastructure announced the allocation of R$2bn funds for the maintenance and completion of some of the country’s major highways. The Infrastructure Minister reiterated the importance of paving a 51km stretch of the BR-163/PA highway, among other roads.

O ministro da Infraestrutura, Tarcísio Freitas, fala sobre investimento de R$ 2 bilhões para manutenção de rodovias e conclusão de obras: pic.twitter.com/BEXn4KSkCK

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The list of highways and associated works that will receive funding include:

• Conclusion of the BR-381/MG
• Completion of the expansion of the BR-116/RS
• Construction of the Second Bridge of Guaíba/RS
• Completion of the paving of the BR-163/PA
• Completion of expansion of the BR-101/BA
• Construction of 8 concrete bridges on the BR-242/MT
• Works on a section of the BR-135/MA

The Ministry of Infrastructure cited the paving of the BR-163/PA as a priority to avoid the annual hold ups faced by truckers due to heavy rain. Brazil’s northern ports are responsible for 28% of Brazil’s soybean and corn exports. The grain trucks from Mato Grosso and surrounding areas use the BR-163 highway to unload cargo at Miritituba River Port in Pará. The port then sends the commodity in barges to Barcarena Port.

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