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Highway is auctioned for R$8 billion and will have high tolls, which will exceed R$55 after the installation of new toll plazas. Concessionaire promises to widen and modernize the road, but the high costs are worrying drivers.
With an auction that moved billions of reais, one of the main highways in Brazil, known as Zebu Route, is now under a new concession, and drivers will have a surprise at the tolls.
The National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) held the auction for BR-262, which connects Betim, in Minas Gerais, to Uberaba, in Triângulo Mineiro, and from now on, anyone who uses the route will face higher fares and some changes to the structure of the road.
At the concession event, the company Rotas do Brasil took the 30-year contract to operate and maintain the highway, winning the concession by offering a 15,3% reduction on the initial proposed toll value.
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Still, the final value It won't be cheap: drivers will pay more than R$55,49 to cross the stretch, a considerable increase compared to the current R$30,40.
New concession foresees changes in tolls and an increase in the value
According to the notice, six squares Toll will make up the route between Betim and Uberaba, four of them already in operation and two still under construction in the cities of Nova Serrana and Araxá.
Until these new plazas are completed, the fare will increase from R$30,40 to R$38,39, an increase of 26,28% on the current value.
Then, with the additional squares, the cost will rise to R$55,49, an increase of 82,53% in total.
The toll plaza in the city of Luz, in the center-west of Minas Gerais, will be the most expensive on the stretch, and the ANTT also indicated that frequent users will be able to count on a progressive discount for repeated trips in the same month, in addition to discounts for those who use automatic payments via TAGs.
As reported by ANTT, the intention is to alleviate the impact on local drivers a little, but the savings for those who use the route sporadically will be limited.
Auction had dispute and discount on toll
During the auction, the dispute to take over BR-262 was fierce between Rotas do Brasil and BTG Pactual, both offering cuts in the toll amount stipulated by ANTT.
Rotas do Brasil won with a proposed discount of 15,3%, dropping the price from R$65,54 to approximately R$55,49.
This cut was crucial for the company to emerge victorious, taking the concession contract with the promise of billion-dollar investments on the highway.
Rotas do Brasil, which is now taking over management, is a partnership between the Kinea investment fund and Grupo Way Brasil, a company already experienced in road infrastructure projects.
The concession brings great responsibilities and requires massive investments in improvements and maintenance of the road.
Billion-dollar investments and highway improvements
According to the new contract, the concessionaire must invest more than BRL 8,54 billion in works and maintenance of BR-262 over the 30 years of the concession.
The investment will be distributed between R$4,39 billion in long-term infrastructure projects and R$4,14 billion earmarked for ongoing operations and maintenance of the highway.
The concessionaire's obligations include the duplication of 44,3 kilometers of track and the construction of 169 kilometers of additional lanes, offering greater safety and fluidity to traffic in the region.
The plan also includes other support structures: 3,6 kilometers of marginal roads, the construction of a Stop and Rest Point (PPD), 17 pedestrian walkways, 100 bus stops and three wildlife crossings, aiming to minimize the environmental impact on the preservation areas close to the highway.
Strategic concession for livestock exports in Brazil
The Zebu Route, nicknamed for crossing an important region for Brazilian livestock farming, is strategic for the transportation of products and goods, connecting the interior of Minas Gerais to exporting regions.
With the renewal of the concession, the Brazilian government hopes to modernize the infrastructure of BR-262, attracting more investments and strengthening the agricultural export sector.
The concession of the Zebu Route is part of a set of projects that the Brazilian government has been carrying out to modernize and privatize old roads, many of which had maintenance and safety problems.
According to experts, this restructuring of the Brazilian highway management model is part of a long-term policy to attract more private investment and increase the competitiveness of land transport in Brazil.
Although investments bring expectations of improvements, the new toll prices represent a greater burden for those who regularly travel in the region.
The concession reinforces the presence of private companies in Brazilian road infrastructure, a trend that has been encouraged in recent years with the aim of promoting improvements and reducing the problems that affect the country's road network.
With the price adjustment, the question remains: are the toll prices really justified? What is your opinion on the increases, and how do you see the impact of these private concessions on the quality of Brazilian highways?
Government ****… Has always defended the nationalization banner and now privatizes with high toll fees?
#ForaLula
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**** crazy and ****.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF BRAZIL BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE OR TO THESE CORRUPT ANIMALS WHO, DUE TO A LACK OF MANAGEMENT CAPACITY, SELL EVERYTHING THAT IS OURS WITHOUT EVEN MAKING A DEAL WITH THIS POPULATION OF LAMBS WHO DO NOT FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS
The biggest problem is the IPVA (property tax) that we pay to have better roads and we know where the governors put the money.
It's very simple, they let the lanes end so that our perception becomes distorted, since there is already the IPVA for this, then privatize it, make a small improvement, but with the bill for the user... BR 262 needs to be duplicated, look and measure the number of trucks that travel on it per day... progress comes through the fluidity of transport, building a third lane will soon be strangled again, we have to look at 10 years from now and implement solutions for + 20 years now, we need to spend the money correctly, this road deserves and needs to be completely duplicated...
Good evening Osmar Ramos Silva, I see from the way you expressed yourself that instead of correcting Jorge, you should have been a Portuguese teacher, instead of a lawyer. Mainly to correct the grammar he used. You don't need to be a teacher or a lawyer to realize that you are a defender of ****.
That's why things are the way they are, they prefer to pay again rather than demand that what is paid and a lot in taxes be used and not put more and more pressure on the citizen to have to pay everything. Of course, for those who have easy money, they can just close their eyes and tell others to go to hell. It's easy to blame politicians when in fact the blame lies with the Brazilians themselves.
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He did not use capital letters, but rather capital letters (upper case).
I agree! I just don't accept 4% IPVA/MG and the privatized roads (900 km only in 2024) 2% would be ideal to charge the IPVA (4% of the value of each car)….otherwise...we are together!!
Come on Jorge! The population is 90% **** and a bandit.
Those who re-elect Aécio Neves, Lula, Renan Calheiros and other institutional corrupt individuals defend corruption as a way of life. Where I live, most drivers stop in prohibited places and park, and turn on their hazard lights. The current mayor removed the only two traffic agents from the local CET, seeking to get them punished as a way to win votes. Another detail is the incivility of the population in throwing trash on the street for any reason.
It's one thing for the population to elect an unknown, it's another thing for 90% of the population to elect a well-known figure with a history of institutional corruption.