Federal Government should invest up to R$80 billion in railways and highways by 2026

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Information comes from the Minister of Transport, Renan Filho

The Minister of Transport, Renan Filho, said that the government’s expectation is to invest between R$70 billion and R$80 billion in railways and highways by 2026. For 2024, the forecast is to deliver and start around 60 projects in the road segment, in addition to holding 13 highway auctions, with the potential to inject R$122 billion in private investments. The statement was made this Wednesday (10) during a press conference to present the balance of the department’s actions.

“The resumption of investments in Brazil has already had a considerable impact on the improvement of our road network, and has also allowed infrastructure works, which had been progressing very slowly in the country previously, due to the low volume of investments, to come closer to meeting the need for resources. that the physical-financial schedule of the works requires”, he said. “With the conditions promoted by the fiscal framework, we hope to invest R$70 billion to R$80 billion in public resources in the sector by 2026. In addition, we have developed a portfolio of attractive projects to bring the private sector even closer this year”,

added Renan Filho.

Among the works listed are the restoration of critical sections of BR-364/AC, the adaptation of BR-135/PI, on the border with Bahia, and the duplication of BR-222/CE, from Caucaia to Pecém. It is also planned to adapt the urban crossing of Dourados, on BR-463/MS, the construction of BR-447/ES, which gives access to the Port of Capuaba, and the duplication of BR-470/SC, which gives access to the ports Santa Catarina.

The minister also said that the government intends to reach a road network condition index of 80% by the end of 2024. Currently the index is at 67%. “We made a jump of 15 percentage points in an environment that had been falling from 2016 to 2022. This is demonstration that the investment we made was quite relevant, and our goal is to advance even further, in 80% of the good network, reaching the best level of the entire historical series”, he highlighted.

“For this year, the Ministry of Transport has the possibility of optimizing 14 road contracts, which could generate an additional investment of R$110 billion in investments. This is an innovative solution that means strengthening investments, balancing contracts, enabling the private sector to do what it had agreed upon, joining efforts with increased public investment”,

defended Renan Filho.

When presenting the balance, the minister highlighted that, last year, the department executed R$ 14.5 billion which were used, among other projects, in the recovery, paving and duplication of around 4,600 kilometers of federal highways. He also said that more than 1,100 highway contracts have been resumed. Other highlights of the year were two road auctions and R$30.4 billion in investments and operational services in the 19 stretches of roads that make up the road systems.

Regarding railway projects, the minister said that the government intends that, by 2026, investments in the segment total R$94.2 billion, in accordance with the New Growth Acceleration Program (PAC). Among the projects are studies for concessions: Malha Oeste; Arco-Norte Corridor (Ferrogrão); Central-Atlantic Railway; South Mesh; East-West Corridor; Rio-Vitória Railway (EF -118 ) Northeast Corridor (FTL).

*With information from Agência Brasil

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