The call for bids for Ferrovia da Integração (Integration Railway), which will connect the western Santa Catarina to the coast, was signed by Minister of Transport Cesar Borges, the Minister of Institutional Relations Ideli Salvatti, Valec Engenharias, Construções e Ferrovias Chairman Josias Sampaio, and the Railroad Parliamentary Front Coordinator Congressman Pedro Uczai. The act took place at Associação Comercial e Industrial de Chapecó (Chapecó Commercial and Industrial Association) (ACIC) headquarters.
“Now we begin to get glimpse of the possibility of promoting regional development and to be sure that the West will not stop. We will be able to get to a new competitive level celebrated the ACIC Chairman Mauricio Zolet.
The call for bid contemplates the technical feasibility, economic and environmental study, the aerophotogrammetric study, and the basic engineering design. The deadline for the three works is 22 months and the investment of the Ministry of Transport in this bid is 68.7 million reais. The railway axis will encompass Itajaí, Chapecó, São Miguel do Oeste and Dionísio Cerqueira. We will gain time in order to start the work within two years at most. The implementation will require at least four years the Minister of Transports said..
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Coopercentral Aurora Alimentos Vice Chairman Neivor Canton commented that West Santa Catarina agribusiness is far from largest consumer markets and away from the corn-producing areas, which is the main input. The railway is a viable alternative to lower transportation costs and the final cost of the The railway is a viable alternative to lower transportation costs and product final cost. Nimble and cheap transportation is a factor that attracts regional investments and local development he noted.
The goal of the Federal Government is to expand the railway network in the country from 29,000 km to 40,000 by 2020. Two hundred billion reais investments in railways untill 2025 are planned for construction, restoration, research and projects. Of this amount, 33 billion reais will be allocated for Southern Brazil.
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