Paving works on the BR-163, an important link between Mato Grosso and ports in Pará, were started by the Government in 1970.

Paving works on the BR-163/PA, between Sinop/MT and Miritituba/PA were inaugurated one year after the promise made by the Federal Government. President Jair Bolsonaro and Minister Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas attended the inauguration ceremony yesterday (14).  The impact of infrastructure works on the Brazilian economy

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The highway, an important link between Mato Grosso and ports on the Tapajós River, in Pará, began construction in the 1970s, but was only completed over the last year. The work was carried out by two army engineering and construction battalions, which resulted in the paving of the last 51 kilometers to go.

The work guarantees the flow of the grain harvest that leaves the center of Brazil, mainly from the state of Mato Grosso, to the ports of Pará, with emphasis on Miritituba. For the completion of the stretch, the Federal Government invested around R$ 158 million.

The minister stated that the work on BR-163/PA has already transformed the lives of thousands of truck drivers who use the highway. “We know that this is just the beginning of a cycle that will only tend to generate more benefits for the region”, he pointed out.

Tarcísio also recalled the difficulty for truck drivers, in February 2019, to transit through the BR, where they were stopped for about 10 days on the stretch. “Truck drivers believed in the Federal Government. We are writing history! This is the time to celebrate and tomorrow to work”.

“To truck drivers, at that time, I brought the promise of President Jair Bolsonaro and reaffirmed the commitment to complete the paving of the BR-163/PA by the end of 2019”, recalled the minister. “The president's team knew what to do to complete the work. And we did!”, he concluded.

Truck drivers facing queues and quagmires on the BR-163/PA can celebrate! With the paving of the stretch between SINOP/MT and Miritituba/PA completed in November 2019, traveling through the region became faster and safer!

With completion, everyone wins! The producer pays less to transport the cargo and the truck driver manages to make more trips in less time, earning more at the end of the month!

In addition, according to the Pro-Logistics Movement, which represents the producers who pay for the cargo transported by truck drivers, it is estimated that in 2020 there will be an increase of around 30% in the movement of vehicles and cargo on the stretch. Brazil Has Already Changed and is taking big steps towards development!

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