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Brazil road condition analysed

A report is being compiled in Brazil regarding the state of the country’s road network. The report was compiled by the country’s national transport confederation, CNT, in July 2016. The report is due to be released in October 2016. However CNT says it is pessimistic about what the report will state. This is due to cuts in public investment in roads and delays in the launch of concession programmes. Brazil’s 2016 federal road budget has been set US$2.03 billion. However up to $1.3 billion had to be used to p
August 1, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
A report is being compiled in Brazil regarding the state of the country’s road network. The report was compiled by the country’s national transport confederation, CNT, in July 2016. The report is due to be released in October 2016. However CNT says it is pessimistic about what the report will state. This is due to cuts in public investment in roads and delays in the launch of concession programmes. Brazil’s 2016 federal road budget has been set US$2.03 billion. However up to $1.3 billion had to be used to pay for works commissioned in 2016. According to the Brazilian association of roadworks companies, Aneor, some $2.45 billion is needed to improve, maintain and repair the country’s federal roads/year.

The results from CNT's 2015 report on road conditions pointed to a 13.1% increase in the number of sections of road in a critical condition, with serious risks to user safety. CNT has stated that it believes that the Brazilian Government should speed up road privatisation projects in a bid to tackle the problem.

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