Road transportation occupies an extremely important position in Brazil. In 2017, the freight volume was 485.6 billion tons, which accounted for 61.1% of the country's freight transportation and played a great role in Brazil's economic and social development. In 2017, the total mileage of Brazil's road network reached 1,735,400 kilometers, including 76,300 kilometers of federal roads, 1,501,800 kilometers of state and city roads, and another 157,300 kilometers to be built. Brazil is expanding its road network at an average rate of only 1.5% per year. In 2016, the Brazilian government completed 20,700 kilometers of road construction projects.

Brazil's main transportation routes

A major road concession package auction will be held in Brazil in 2022. One of the auctions will be a 522.5km highway linking Ananindeua and Maraba in the state of Pará. The auction is administered by the State of Pará under a 30-year concession scheme. The road will require an investment of $496.1 million and the tender will be completed by June 2022. Keywords: engineering construction, engineering news

At the same time, the BR-060/153/262 road linking Brasilia, Federal District, and Betim, Minas Gerais, will now open again. This route is managed by Concebra, a subsidiary of Triunfo.Editor/XingWentao