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Brasilia (DF) - Investments from the Northeast Development Fund (FDNE) in Transnordestina exceeded R5.3 billion with the release of over R700 million for the work. Recently, the railway transported 20 wagons loaded with a thousand tons of corn between the cities of Bela Vista do Piaui (PI) and Iguatu (CE) for loading, unloading and running tests. Since 2023, financing for the railway has been structured by the National Secretariat of Funds and Financial Instruments (SNFI) of the Ministry of Integration and Regional Development (MIDR).
The R700 million was released this Monday (22), ensuring the continuity of works and the execution of ongoing contracts. The resource strengthens the projects financial flow and ensures the advancement of work fronts distributed along the railway route, considered strategic for national logistics, as explained by the SNFIs deputy secretary, Fabiola Furtado Barros. The contribution of R 700 million reaffirms the Federal Governments commitment to the development of the Northeast. Transnordestina is a fundamental work to integrate territories, boost production chains and promote balanced and sustainable growth between the countrys regions, stated Fabiola.
SNFI also contributed to the release of R800 million from the Northeast Investment Fund (Finor) auction. Currently, Transnordestina has 100% of the contracted execution, with the recent signing of work orders for lots 9 (Baturite-Aracoiaba, with 46 km) and 10 (Aracoiaba-Caucaia, with 51 km), considered the sections of greatest technical complexity and fundamental for the completion of phase 1 of the project, scheduled for 2027. The amount released seeks to maintain the accelerated pace of works and is in line with the recent signing of the lots 9 and 10, making the railway connected to the Port of Pecem (CE), explained Jose Alberto da Silva Filho, SNFI advisor.
The reinforcement occurs at a time of concrete progress in the execution of the project. The first operational tests of the railway between the states of Piaui and Ceara occurred after the issuance of the Operating License (LO) by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). The stage represents an important technical milestone, indicating the evolution of the work towards the operational verification and consolidation phases of the already implemented infrastructure.
The railway is expected to be completed in 2028. Transnordestina is no longer a long-term promise to consolidate itself as an operational reality. The investment of R700 million reaffirms Sudenes role in enabling a project with high potential for transforming northeastern logistics, stated the superintendent of the Northeast Development Superintendency (Sudene), Francisco Alexandre. The superintendence is linked to the MIDR.
About the railway
Transnordestina is one of the main structuring projects in the Northeast. With approximately 1,200 kilometers in length, the project aims to integrate inland producing regions with coastal ports, increasing logistical competitiveness, reducing transport costs and boosting regional economic development. In addition to strengthening strategic production chains, the enterprise contributes to the generation of jobs and income and to the reduction of regional inequalities.
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