City government begins construction on the overpass at the intersection of Rua 88 and Marginal.
Paulo Garcia launched this Monday a project that will cost R$ 15 million to the city coffers and is expected to be completed in 240 days; the objective is to improve traffic flow in the region, one of the most critical in the capital.
The Editorial Team Scheduled to be completed within 240 days, the works on the Rua 88 viaduct began on Monday morning (March 11). The road, which intersects with Avenida Marginal Botafogo, is one of the critical traffic points in the capital. The objective of the project, which will cost the municipal coffers R$ 15 million, is to improve the flow of vehicles.
The works are the responsibility of the Goiânia City Hall and will be carried out by the Municipal Secretariat of Public Works and Services (Semob). Mayor Paulo Garcia (PT) said that there will be no financial assistance from the state government. According to the project, an overpass will be built to facilitate access to Marginal Botafogo, so that vehicles can proceed along the Marginal without having to stop at the current traffic lights that intersect with Rua 88.
Present at the launch were Mayor Paulo Garcia and the head of Semob, Luciano de Castro, who assured that there will be no major changes to traffic during the construction period. "There will only be a narrowing of the Marginal Botafogo, and the works will proceed normally, even with vehicle traffic. The intention is to try to minimize the impact on drivers as much as possible," he pointed out.
Semob reported that, throughout the entire construction site, informational and illuminated signs will be installed, in addition to constant monitoring by agents from the Municipal Secretariat of Traffic, Transportation and Mobility (SMT) to guide drivers passing through the area. In the construction zone, drivers should travel at low speed and with extra caution, as there will be workers and machinery present on the road.
Luciano de Castro expects that the traffic light timings will be shorter and that the number of vehicles traveling on Highway 88 will decrease, since 70% of the local traffic flow will use the elevated road. According to the head of Semob (Municipal Secretariat of Mobility), the work should be completed within 240 days. "Our goal is to finish the work before the rainy season so that there are no delays," concludes Luciano.