The work was carried out on 5 July in the presence of Blumenau Mayor Mario Hildebrandt. Photo: Disclosure

Praça Getúlio Vargas in the Garcia area has been updated with a new playground and artificial turf as well as a pet court. The sports grounds have also been refurbished by the municipality of Blumenau through the Department of Environment and Urban Development (Seurb), improving the condition of the hammocks, garden, fences and outdoor gym.

The work was carried out on 5 July in the presence of the mayor of Blumenau, Mario Hildebrandt, who responded to the request of the inhabitants of the Southern Region. “We managed to save the square by giving it a new layout that will certainly be of great benefit to our children and youth, as well as the entire population of Garcia,” he says.

Minister for Nature and Urban Conservation Ricardo da Silva reiterates partnership with the private sector to carry out this work. “With the help of partners, we have been able to meet numerous demands in the city, such as reviving Praça dos Músicos, and now here at Praça Getúlio Vargas, in addition to other actions that will soon emerge from this partnership,” he reinforces.

According to Serb, other municipal areas are on the Secretariat’s radar, such as Piazza Rotary on Joinville Street and Piazza Arno Bernardes on Almirante Barroso Street, which should be considered soon.

bridge close to completion

According to the Municipal Department of Works (Semob) Blumenau, another work carried out in Garcia County is nearing completion. This is a bridge located between Anchieta and Paulo Scheidemantel streets. Only work on paving access roads and fine finishing remained.

According to the folder, all the structural work of the bridge has been completed, including headboards and railings, it remains to install traffic signs. The movement of vehicles has not yet been released.

Folder secretary Michael Maiocchi believes that the completion of the works is close to serving more than 50,000 residents of the area located in the south of Blumenau (data for 2021 of the municipal secretariat of works Blumenau-Semob).

“We have a good prospect of completing all additional work around the bridge so that even this semester the community can enjoy this new access to the area,” says Michael.

A new drainage gallery will also be installed on the 50m section between the end of the bridge and Ribeirão Garcia to help divert water and combat the risk of flooding in the region.

The mayor of Blumenau, Mario Hildebrandt, mentions that numerous works are planned in the Garcia area, such as the Southern Corridor, new bridges, containment and revitalization.

“The complaint of every resident was that the area was forgotten long ago, but with great difficulty we changed this, bringing improvement to the microdistrict, providing more comfort and quality of life to more than 80 thousand residents of the South. Region,” the mayor emphasized.

The bridge between Anchieta and Paulo Scheidemantel streets received an investment of about 3.5 million reais from the Blumenau city hall, the resources made possible by the parliamentary amendment of the former senator of the republic, Dalirio Beber, to the General Budget of the Union (OGU). ).

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