Brazil’s Sгo Paulo state government is planning a public-private partnership (PPP) for road and port works along the northern coast of the state, worth an estimated 4.8bn reais (US$3.09bn).

Work will be divided into two parts, the first of which entails widening 52.9km of Tamoios highway, also known as SP-99. The work is an extension of a previous project, according to a state government release.

“We decided to extend widening work past the city of Paraibuna by another 31km,” said Sгo Paulo governor Geraldo Alckmin.

Civil works for the 20-month project are scheduled to start in March, with completion set for around November 2013.

State highway department Dersa and state roads department DER will provide 1bn reais for the project.

Some 790mn reais will go toward construction and the remainder for environmental licensing and expropriation costs.

PHASE II

The state government now plans to begin obtaining the necessary environmental impact studies and reports and preparing a PPP for the second part of the initiative.

The second phase entails widening a section of Tamoios highway in the mountainous region, building bypass roads via highway SP-055 for the cities of Sгo Sebastiгo and Caraguatatuba, and expanding the route to reach Sгo Sebastiгo port.

The Tamoios highway expansion will involve rebuilding 17km, with the possibility of re-routing to eliminate curves. The section will involve nine viaducts and five tunnels, including one 6km tunnel, news service Agкncia Estado reported.

An estimated price for the second part of the project has yet to be defined as studies are not complete. However, the total cost could reach over 4bn reais, according to the report.

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