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Teresina, previously the only capital without duplicate highways, begins a new cycle of growth with investments in infrastructure. The Minister of Transport, Renan Filho, signed, this Wednesday (29), the work order for the duplication of 22 kilometers of BR-316/PI that connects the municipalities of Demerval Lobao and Monsenhor Gil, in the metropolitan region of the capital of Piaui.
With an investment of R159 million, the work is part of the New PAC and will be carried out by the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). According to Renan Filho, the duplication will improve mobility, guarantee greater safety for drivers and boost the regions economic development. This represents a very big change, especially because Piaui has increased the volume of cargo transport, including heavy loads, in the BRs. In addition to improving the quality of the pavement, we are carrying out capacity adjustment works that are transformative for the capital and for exits towards the interior, stated the minister.
Considered one of the main diagonal routes in the country, BR-316 connects Belem (PA) to the coast of Alagoas, passing through Maranhao, Piaui and Pernambuco. In Piaui, the highway is vital for transporting agricultural production from Matopiba (Maranhao, Tocantins, Piaui and Bahia) towards the Port of Itaqui (MA), one of Brazils main export logistics hubs.
The duplication of the highway not only improves mobility, but also strengthens agriculture in Piaui. The expectation is that, in 2025, the state will record a new record in grain production, estimated at 6.56 million tons, with soybeans remaining as the main crop and driver of agribusiness in the Matopiba region.
Road modernizationWith R 159 million allocated to the duplication of BR-316, Piaui will now receive an unprecedented volume of investments, highlighted the general director of DNIT, Fabricio Galvao: Our government has transformed this reality, continually expanding contributions. The volume of resources invested grows every year, and it is with this reality that we share the progress that the state has achieved.
In 2022, Piaui received investments of R170 million. For 2025, the projected amount is R491 million, almost three times greater. As proof of this, the state has recorded significant improvements in the quality of federal highways in recent years. According to the Maintenance Condition Index (ICM), between 2016 and 2021, the percentage of highways classified as good fell from 82% to 30%, while those considered bad or very poor increased from 8% to 25%, indicating a period of deterioration of the road network.
With recent actions to recover and duplicate sections, the scenario has reversed. Currently, Piaui has 80% of federal highways in good condition, while sections assessed as bad or very poor have fallen to just 2%.
Continuous development For the governor of Piaui, Rafael Fonteles, the works represent a milestone for the population. The Federal Government, in partnership with the state government, has been promoting the largest volume of investments ever recorded in the history of Piaui, he considered.
As part of the process of improving access to Teresina, the Ministry of Transport delivered last year the Mercado do Peixe viaduct, on BR-343/PI, in Teresina (PI), with an investment of approximately R30 million. In addition, other infrastructure works were delivered, including the duplication of the first section of BR-316, from Teresina to Demerval Lobao, the construction of the bridge over the Parnaiba river and the issuance of the work order for BR-330. These inaugurations represent around R200 million in investments already invested in the state, not counting the additional resources that continue to be allocated to new development projects.
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