Perillo focuses his work and efforts in Anápolis.
The governor visited the earthmoving works for the future cargo airport in the municipality, which should be completed by the second half of next year. He also visited the construction site of the Center of Excellence, where R$ 112 million from the state treasury will be invested. Perillo has maintained a positive agenda in the city, which is governed by the Workers' Party member Antônio Gomide. In the 2010 election, Marconi obtained 65% of the valid votes in Anápolis, an advantage that helped him overcome defeats in the capital and Aparecida to Iris Rezende.
Goiás 247_ Governor Marconi Perillo visited Anápolis on Friday afternoon to inspect works being carried out with state funds. Perillo toured the length of the runway for the future Anápolis Cargo Airport, which is in the final stages of earthmoving, in preparation for paving.
“This project will be one of the most important for Goiás and for Brazil as a whole, as it will transform the state into one of the best prepared to receive and dispatch goods to all parts of the world. Combined with the cargo airport, we will have an important boost to the region's logistics platform by having future access to two railways (North-South and Central-Atlantic), the customs dry port, the Anápolis air base, and the important highways that cross the Brazilian Midwest,” declared Marconi.
The cargo airport runway in Anápolis will be 3 meters long and 45 meters wide, allowing aircraft weighing up to 420 tons to land. "We will be able to receive even the world's largest cargo plane at this airport," the governor emphasized.
With the completion of the project, Goiás will become the second Brazilian state to have a cargo airport. Viracopos Airport, in Campinas, in the interior of São Paulo state, is the only one currently housing a base for this purpose. "This project will give competitiveness to Goiás products and our exports," emphasized Marconi.
According to the governor, the runway should begin receiving asphalt layers on August 20th. It is expected that the runway will be completely paved by November. “Our expectation is that we can inaugurate this airport by May of next year. For that, we need to tender the entire logistics platform this year,” explained Marconi. Budgeted at R$140 million, the Anápolis Cargo Airport project has resources already secured from state coffers and is part of the Integrated Action Plan of the Government of Goiás.
Following that, the governor inspected the progress of the construction of the Anápolis Convention Center, which is in the final earthmoving phase. According to the president of the Goiás Agency for Transport and Public Works (Agetop), Jayme Rincón, the foundation work will begin next week. “Anyone passing through this area next week will start to see the building taking shape. We are working according to schedule and expect to finish in June of next year,” explained Rincón.
The future Convention Center is budgeted at R$112 million and will occupy a plot of 32.843 square meters. The resources for the project are also secured, guaranteed Governor Marconi Perillo.
Located near the DAIA interchange, the project includes multipurpose rooms, auditoriums for more than two thousand people, exhibition halls, a theater pavilion, parking, and other facilities. “We are facing another important project for the Brazilian Midwest. This convention center, which will become one of the most modern in the country, will give enormous importance to the region. We want to transform Anápolis into a significant hub for business and cultural events by promoting business and cultural tourism,” explained Marconi Perillo.