A stretch of federal highway BR-470 was closed after a crater opened up Wednesday morning. A car carrying a couple fell into the crater, but both were assisted “without injuries and with stable vital signs” by the fire brigade rescue team.
A BR-319 Observatory survey underscores the proliferation of such illegal routes, stretching across 5,092 kilometers in municipalities like Canutama, Humaitá, Manicoré and Tapauá.
Highways were blocked following downpours across the midwest of Santa Catarina state. Flooding, slope collapses, and hill slides have been reported.
About 861 kilometers of revitalized, and signaled roads should be delivered until April 2023. And 72 bridges and viaducts are also expected to be built or repaired.
Railways stood atop investors’ preference list, with 28.5% of mentions. Their condition, however, poses a major obstacle to the transition, a survey found.