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The underground passage of the Praa do Relgio subway station in the center of Taguatinga will be demolished in the next few days for the start of a new stage of construction work on the Taguatinga tunnel. Access via the staircase on the south side will be closed. With that the entrance to the station will be made by the ramp on the North side and by the staircase located in Praa do Relgio. Thus whoever needs to cross the city center on foot must cross the traffic light crosswalk.The project will be carried out by the Department of Works and has been accompanied by a technical commission from Metr-DF. It provides for the construction of a new more accessible passage with the option of a staircase and ramp. Coverage is also planned in the same way as the entrance to the underground walkways of Asa Sul. The work will not affect the operation of the system. In February an average of 5161 users day boarded the Praa do Relgio station.The definitive ban on this underground passage is necessary so that we can start yet another work front and thus advance in the construction of the tunnel explains engineer Ricardo Terenzi undersecretary for monitoring and inspection of works. The next step is to join the two stages of the tunnel and interrupt the traffic on Avenida Comercial definitively. The excavation will proceed we have 45 of the tunnel walls completed and we hope to start working on the slab in April he adds.Currently the work is concentrated on the construction of the diaphragm walls responsible for stabilizing the walls of the cavity of the work and also on the removal of the soil. Also in March the underground walkway will be demolished to start a new service front. 13600 cubic meters were excavated from the coverslips 1627 concrete trucks were used 4100 square meters of shotcrete 52300 cubic meters were excavated and 6539 earth trucks were used.The tunnelWith an investment of R 275.7 million and expected delivery in 2022 the tunnel will result in time savings alternative routes and more options for those using the regions trade. The funds come from financing signed by GDF with Caixa Economica Federal.With the completion of the work the cars that are on Avenida Elmo Serejo towards Plano Piloto will enter through the tunnel and exit on Estrada Parque Taguatinga EPTG. On the other side those who arrive in Taguatinga by EPTG will also pass through the tunnel until the beginning of Via Estdio leaving just after the viaduct of Avenida Samdu.
