DNIT Launches BR-319 Paving Tender and Approves Igapó-Açu Bridge

Overview

• DNIT, which signed documents Tuesday in Brasília, authorized new works on BR-319 and a bridge over the Rio Igapó-Açu and launched a tender to pave 339 kilometers.
• The tender covers the segment between Igarapé Atií and Igarapé Realidade with an estimated R$678 million budget, a three-year term, an edital due April 10, and proposals set for April 30.
• The bridge at km 260.7 carries a projected cost of about R$44.19 million and is designed to replace a ferry crossing that slows travel for residents and freight.
• A December change to the Licença Ambiental Especial, later signed into law, created a faster path to repave existing roads such as BR-319.
• Environmental groups warn paving could drive deforestation, citing a report that found at least 2,240 km of illegal roads into conservation units and 1,297 km crossing Indigenous territories linked to the corridor.