Government wants to auction 13 highways in 2024 and foresees R$122 billion in investments

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Roads are located in RO, MT, GO, MG, RJ and PR. Government also tries to ‘optimize’, that is, review existing contracts to avoid new auctions. The government intends to promote 13 road auctions in 2024, with a forecast of R$122 billion in private investments. The information comes from the Minister of Transport, Renan Filho, this Wednesday (10). See the highways: BR-040, from Belo Horizonte to Juiz de Fora (MG); BR-364, from Rio Verde (GO) to Rondonópolis (MT); BR-040, from Belo Horizonte (MG) to Cristalina (GO); BRs-070/174/364, from Vilhena (RO) to Cuiabá (MT); BRs-060/452, on the Rio Verde-Goiânia-Itumbiara section; BR-364, from Porto Velho to Vilhena (RO); BR-381, from Belo Horizonte to Valadares (MG); BRs-153/262 between Goiás and Minas Gerais; BR-262, on the stretch from Uberaba (MG) to Betim (MG); BRs 369/373/376 in Paraná and state highways 170/232/445/090; Goiás state highways 020/060/070/080. “There is a corridor in central Brazil in need of investment, especially due to the growth of our agriculture, which breaks successive records year after year and is prioritized in planning, and also the state of Paraná”, he stated. However, three of these sections were also included in the list of contracts that the government can restructure, changing the terms of existing agreements, without putting them up for auction. For the minister, optimization would be the ideal scenario to accelerate investments, but it depends on approval from the Federal Audit Court (TCU) and proof, for each highway, that restructuring the contract is more advantageous than a new tender. CNT survey highlights the most dangerous highways in the country Optimization of contracts Renan reported that the government can optimize 14 highway contracts, with an additional investment of R$110 billion. In September, the Ministry of Transport published an ordinance establishing a deadline between September 1 and December 31, 2023 for companies to express interest in changing the terms of concession agreements. According to the minister, four contracts are the result of a working group created by the ministry and are already awaiting an opinion from the TCU. Another ten requested readjustment through the ordinance. “We will optimize contracts in order to balance the contract in terms of time and price with the volume of work that was agreed. Why? Because there was a contract that was unbalanced due to changes in the price of inputs, it was done a long time ago or it was done just for maintenance and, years later, due to Brazil’s growth, we realized that the highway needs capacity adjustment, however, there is only maintenance for that saw it in the original contract”, he explained. Quality of highways The government’s goal is to improve the quality index of highways, reaching 80% “good” in the assessment of the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). Today, 67% of federal highways are considered good. “[Até 2026] we will reach that point where depreciation [da infraestrutura] will be able to be recovered within the year”, he declared. According to data from the National Transport Confederation (CNT), in Brazil, 67.5% of the paved road network is considered regular, bad or very poor. New railway projects 2024 For 2024, the forecast is for the department to complete works on the North-South Railway, in addition to investments in the Fiol II, Fico and Transnordestina railways. The minister also stated that new railway projects will be launched in the first half of this year. According to Renan, the presentation of the most proposals for 2024 depends on financial availability. “We are waiting for the optimization of the restructuring, so that we can present the plan with uses and sources of resources to complete the works”, he said. The minister refers to the review of railway concession contracts renewed in advance. In November , the TCU allowed the economic and financial rebalancing of the Rumo contract, which represents an additional R$500 million in investments. The government’s intention is for the other contracts to be rebalanced.

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