“A collapse situation,” says Mario César de Aguiar, president of Fiesc (Santa Catarina Federation of Industry), of the BR-101 infrastructure in the north of the state. The organization has sent a letter to ANTT (National Land Transportation Agency) asking them to expedite approval of investments at the site.

BR-101, Joinville site – Photo: Carlos JR/ND

“Given the collapse of this important Brazilian logistics corridor, we ask for the special commitment of this distinguished agency in finding quick solutions to secure much needed emergency investments,” warns Mario Cesar.

Fiesc warns of critical highway service levels. There are sections that should be prioritized, such as the section from Itapema to Navegantes, passing through Balneario Camboriu and Itajai, and the section between Joinville and Garuva. These sections require work on city crossings, lanes, uneven driveways, implementation of entrances, etc.

In an official letter, fiesc indicates that the highway concessionaire has submitted to the agency a series of proposals for the execution of works discussed by the GPT (Parity Working Group), currently CTRC (Tripartite Concession Highway Council), worth 2.63 billion reais. , 2017 values, for the section that runs from Biguaçu to Travessia de Balnéário Camboriú. The entity asked what is the projected time for analysis and proper direction of the ANTT topic.

President Fiesc points out that in addition to the great economic activity around the route, one of the most important port complexes in South America is also located here, which occupies the second position in the container handling ranking. from the country.

“That is, these are value-added cargoes whose competitiveness and efficiency are at risk, despite the fact that they make a significant contribution to Brazil’s integration into international trade and to the creation of income, taxes, jobs and economic turnover,” he concludes.

On April 12, representatives of Fiesc and Fetrancesc (Federation of Freight Transport and Logistics Companies), Senator Esperidiao Amin and the ANTT teams have already met to discuss this topic during a meeting in Brasilia. A letter from Fiesc was also sent to the Parliamentary Forum and the Senators of Santa Catarina.

ND+ contacted ANTT to learn more about investing in the region, but did not receive a response prior to the publication of this article. The space remains open for agency positioning.