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The construction of a second bridge connecting Foz do Iguaçu, in western Paraná, Paraguay, was authorized Friday afternoon (21). The work will be funded by the Itaipu factory, and the promise is that it will be ready in three years.
The international friendship bridge between Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este is currently the main link between the two countries.
The new structure will link the Porto Meira neighborhood in Foz to the town of Presidente Franco, near Ciudad del Este. There will be 760 meters of cable-stayed bridge, with two towers of 120 meters each. The start date of the work has not been revealed.
Paraguayan presidents Marito Benitez and Michel Temer (PMDB) signed a declaration authorizing the Itaipu factory to charge R302.5 million for the construction of the new bridge, taking into account the expropriations and works of art. .
"They represent not only a very big step forward for the region, but for a whole continent," said Marcos Stamm, general manager of Itaipu.
Temer examined the historical act.
"This act, in particular, is an act which, I think, will enter the history of Brazil and the history of Paraguay," he said.
The Paraguayan president said that he had already spoken with the team of Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) and that even with a change of government, work is guaranteed.
Another important work to divert truck traffic from the center of Foz is Perimetral Leste, which is expected to connect the BR-277 to the BR-469, in the area of the new bridge.
The proposals are under review, but the work is not yet confirmed.
"All this has to come from a normal plan, so when you talk about a bridge, you must have access, which naturally follows," said Itaipu's general manager .
Former concession, the The second bridge of Foz do Iguaçu will reduce the traffic of heavy vehicles of the bridge of the friendship.Inaugurated in 1965, the structure receives about 40 000 vehicles per day.
Thanks to the connection with President Franco, the current bridge will be exclusively for the transit of light vehicles and tourist buses.
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Dnit) had already launched the call for tenders for the basic projects and implementation of this new project, but had been canceled in June because lack of resources.
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