Government will audit the construction work on the Via Expressa.
Governor Flávio Dino has ordered an audit, with the participation of the Regional Council of Architecture of Maranhão, on the construction of the Via Expressa (Expressway). Budgeted at R$ 125 million, the project, initiated during the administration of former governor Roseana Sarney and scheduled for completion in 2012, has never been legally delivered. "The inauguration ceremony, held at the end of the year, was a political act; legally, the work has not been completed," stated the State Secretary of Infrastructure, Clayton Noleto.
John Cutrim's Blog - The state government has ordered an audit, with the participation of the Regional Council of Architecture of Maranhão, on the construction of the Via Expressa (Expressway). Monitoring of the highway began in January by the current state administration, which contacted the company responsible for the work. This weekend, due to erosion that cut across the roadway, the construction company Marquise was notified to make the repairs.
According to the head of the State Secretariat of Infrastructure (Sinfra), Clayton Noleto, Governor Flávio Dino has ordered the repair of the damage caused to the Via Expressa by the weekend's rains. The construction company that carried out the work is also being held accountable. Through Sinfra, the construction company Marquise was notified to correct the various problems existing at the site.
"We will conduct an audit with the participation of the Regional Council of Engineering and Architecture, and if the construction company insists on not taking responsibility for the problems with the project, we will forward the case to the Secretariat of Transparency and Control and to the Attorney General's Office of the State," the secretary stated.
Estimated at R$125 million, the project, initiated during the administration of former governor Roseana Sarney and scheduled for completion in 2012, when São Luís celebrated its 400th anniversary, was never legally delivered. "The inauguration ceremony, held at the end of the year, was a political act; legally, the work was not completed," said Clayton Noleto.
The secretary emphasizes that the problem on the Via Expressa this weekend was mainly concentrated on the water passage, a problem caused by numerous irregularities detected in the work by Sinfra technicians, which will be detailed further in the audit.
The Via Expressa (Expressway) is nine kilometers long, starting in the Ja neighborhood and ending in Maranhão Novo. The project was scheduled for completion by the end of December 2012. However, only one phase was inaugurated that year, and in an accelerated manner, as the inauguration of the first phase had to take place during the month of São Luís' anniversary, celebrated on September 8th.
Shortly after the inauguration of the first phase, the first problems arose in the construction, related to the poor quality of the asphalt, which needed to be replaced. The completion of the second phase, planned for 2012, did not occur.