Federal government predicts free highways by the end of the week – 02/22/2023 – Panel

The Minister of Transport, Renan Filho (MDB), predicts that by the end of the week there will already be trafficability conditions on the roads of the north coast of São Paulo.

At the moment, there are still 16 points of partial interruption on the region’s highways, caused by landslides resulting from rainfall in record volume. At first, there were 14 partial interruption points and two total obstruction points.

“By the end of the week, we hope that this has already advanced, even if in an improvised way, but that allows people to circulate safely”, he told the Panel.

The minister detailed that it is still not possible to have an exact picture of the situation on the highways because, at the moment, the focus is on removing mud from residential areas to help rescue victims. In some places, the asphalt may have given way under the rubble, which would require the reconstruction of the roads.

This Thursday (22) Renan Filho participated in a meeting at the Alvorada Palace with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), who urged the team to commit to restoring public services in the affected cities.

According to reports, the president again emphasized the need for the mayor of São Sebastião, Felipe Augusto (PSDB), to indicate land where housing can be built for those who lost their homes.

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