Rodovia Régis Bittencourt

Rodovia Régis Bittencourt (official designation in the state of São Paulo SP-230) is a section of the BR-116 that connects the cities of São Paulo and Rio Negro, passing also through Curitiba, Brazil. It is considered one of the most dangerous highways of Brazil, due to the high number of accidents.[1] Sometimes it is even nicknamed "Rodovia da Morte" (Death Highway).[1] It also leads the number of ambiental accidents in the state of São Paulo.

BR-116
Rodovia Régis Bittencourt
Map of the itinerary of Régis Bittencourt Highway (in red and yellow).
Route information
Maintained by Autopista Régis Bittencourt (OHL) (since 2008)
Length496 km (308 mi)
ExistedJanuary 24, 1961–present
Major junctions
North endLargo do Taboão in Taboão da Serra, SP
  SP-21 (Rodoanel Mário Covas)
SP-55
SP-79
SP-165
SP-226
SP-222
South endRodovia Via Serrana in Rio Negro, PR
Location
StatesSão Paulo, Paraná
Highway system
Highways in Brazil

Duplication

Régis Bittencourt was, for the most part, duplicated around the year 2000. However, there was a stretch on a simple track, 19 km long, in the mountain region between Miracatu and Juquitiba, called Serra do Cafezal, in the state of São Paulo. In this stretch, the heavy traffic of heavy cargo vehicles (corresponding to up to 60% of the total), the rugged topography and poor conservation, have been causing increasing traffic jams and fatal accidents, being one of the highways with the highest rate of accidents with fatalities.

As of 2008, long negotiations dragged on between the concessionaire and IBAMA, dominated by socialists who hampered the execution of the work, on the route with the least environmental impact and the lowest cost of carrying out the duplication of the most rugged topography stretch Serra do Cafezal, until the final project was released. After protests by the Brazilian population, the concessionaire began the duplication works of Serra do Cafezal, also known as "Serra dos 90", in 2010. The first duplicated sections were partially delivered between 2012 and 2015. The works were fully concluded in December 2017, after bureaucratic obstacles involving environmental licenses.[2]

See also

References
  1. "ISTOÉ Online – Travessia mortal" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
  2. Suplício na BR-116 “diminui” 6 km


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