Brazil's bridge repair programme

Brazil's Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DNIT) plans to invest close to US$3.5 billion in repairing bridges in the country.
March 5, 2012 Read time: 1 min
3604 Brazil's Department for Infrastructure and Transport (DNIT) plans to invest close to US$3.5 billion in repairing bridges in the country. In all 2,500 bridges located on Brazil's federal roads will be repaired, upgraded or improved using the funds. The 2332 World Bank is assisting Brazil's DNIT with the project. Construction work is expected to commence in May 2011 at the highest priority links identified as in most need of repair. All of Brazil's states will have benefited from the bridge improvement programme by 2014.
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