The government of the Federal District will pave 1,7 km of roads.
According to the government, the second phase of the "New Asphalt" program should rehabilitate 1,7 km of asphalt by December 2014; the investment in this phase is R$283,2 million; "This is not a pothole patching operation, it's a radical change in the treatment of the road network," said Governor Agnelo Queiroz.
Brasilia Agency - The Federal District Government launched today, in Ceilândia, the second phase of the "New Asphalt" program, which should rehabilitate approximately 1,7 km of the main roads in the administrative regions by December 2014.
The investment in this phase is R$ 283,2 million. Governor Agnelo Queiroz also authorized, at the time, the bidding process for the third phase of the program. The works will be carried out at night to avoid disruption.
"This is not a patch-up operation, it's a radical change in the treatment of the road network. We will work at night to avoid disruptions, since we will be intervening on the main roads," said Agnelo, accompanied by Vice-Governor Tadeu Filippelli.
The third phase will consist of an investment of over R$300 million to rehabilitate approximately 3,4 km of collector and marginal avenues in all cities.
In total, the program will invest approximately R$737,2 million by the end of 2014 to revitalize nearly 6 km of the 11,7 km of road network in the Federal District.
PROGRAMME Launched in June, the "New Asphalt" project is part of the DF's Structuring Projects, coordinated by the Civil House in partnership with the Secretariat of Public Works and Novacap.
A mapping indicated the condition of the pavements, classified by type, severity, and extent of defects.
The goal is to rehabilitate more than 50% of the road network in the Federal District, with interventions ranging from preventive maintenance to total reconstruction, depending on the conditions of each section, in addition to reducing expenses on pothole repair operations.
"The planning took two years, we conducted 80 interviews. The priority is the roads with the highest traffic," explained the Director of Urbanization at Novacap, Erinaldo Pereira Sales.
The road network in the Federal District will be renewed, as damaged sections will be repaired from the base of the pavement and a micro-surfacing layer will be applied. The program is expected to be fully implemented by the second half of 2014.
The first phase focused on L2, W4 and W5 North and South, the Monumental Axis and the City Park, and is expected to be completed in December 2013 - an investment of R$154 million.
Resurfacing, preventive maintenance, curb installation, drainage system and signage were carried out on 720km of roads.