Infraestrutura: em meio a pandemia as obras da Ferrovia Oeste-Leste/BA estão a todo vapor com 1.000 trabalhadores

Infrastructure: Amid the Pandemic, Works on the West-East Railway/BA Are in Full Swing with 1,000 Workers

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 17/04/2020 at 18:01

Updated on 17/04/2020 at 18:13

Infraestrutura: em meio a pandemia as obras da Ferrovia Oeste-Leste/BA estão a todo vapor com 1000 trabalhadores

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West-East Integration Railway

Infrastructure, Oeste-Leste Railway Works/Bahia

With approximately 1,527 km in length, the West East Integration Railway-FIOL will connect the future port of Ilhéus (on the Bahia coast) to Figueirópolis (in Tocantins), where it will connect with the North-South Railway.

Objectives

Establish more economical alternatives for long-distance cargo flows;
Favor multimodality;
Interconnect the Brazilian railway network;
Propose a new logistical alternative for the flow of agricultural and mining production through the port terminal of Ilhéus/BA; and
Encourage investments to enhance production and induce modern production processes.

Benefits

Reduce transportation costs for grains, alcohol, and ores destined for domestic and foreign markets;
Increase the agro-industrial production of the region, motivated by better access conditions to national and international markets;
Interconnect the states of Tocantins, Maranhão, Goiás, and Bahia to the ports of Ilhéus/BA and Itaqui/MA, which will provide better
economic performance for the entire railway network;
Encourage investments, modernization, and production;
Improve income and wealth distribution nationwide;
Reduce pollutant emissions;
Reduce the number of accidents on highways.

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