The bans on Avenida Brasil for work in the old Portuguese soap factory will be for tomorrow

RIO – The demolition of the facade of the old Portuguese soap factory on Avenida Brasil, located at the time of Caju, was scheduled for tomorrow. This is the second time that this forecast is changed: previously announced to be held on June 24, the activity has been transferred to arrive today and tomorrow, however, due to operational issues related to demolition equipment has not been carried out and is scheduled for tomorrow. For security reasons, CET-Rio will carry out bans between 8:00 am and 6:00 pm

The side lane of Avenida Brasil Centro will be closed from the access point to the central lane just after the Cunha Cbad, in Manguinhos.

The company also informed that vehicles that follow the Av. Brasil to the Center must necessarily follow the central lane from the access to the central lane just after the Cunha cbad at Manguinhos. The vehicles of Rua Ricardo Machado should follow Rua Couto Magalhães and Rua Senador Bernardo Monteiro See the old images of the Portuguese soap factory

A dry land hypermarket

Closed seven years ago, the old factory does not have a built – in. will have its fireplace preserved because it is listed. On the ground near Avenida Brasil and the Red Line viaduct, a wholesale hypermarket of the Assaí network of the Gtex Group is to be built.

With regard to the cancellation of the demolition, local officials said that it was due to operational problems related to one of the equipment needed for the job, the same was informed by CET-Rio. The Gtex Group issued a statement stating that it was a change in the schedule.