The cost for reconstruction will be R$172 million; consortium of construction companies Gaspar and Arteleste will be responsible
The announced this Tuesday (Dec 31, 2024) that it hired the company that will be responsible for the reconstruction work on the Juscelino Kubitschek bridge, on BR-226, which connects the states of Maranhão and Tocantins. The Penedo-Neópolis Consortium will be responsible, formed by the construction companies and.
The hiring was of an emergency nature, which eliminates the need for a bidding process. The cost for rebuilding the structure will be R$ 171,969,000.00. The contracting and exemption from bidding were published in the Official Gazette of the Union by the (National Department of Transport Infrastructure). Here is it (PDF – 80 kB).
Gaspar is a company based in Natal (RN) and managed by Arnaldo Neto Gaspar and Bernardo Serrano Rocha Pereira Gaspar. Arteleste is headquartered in São José dos Pinhais (PR). It is managed by partners Tulio Gabrile Beltrão Carvalho and Carlos Pedro Macho Fischer.
The bridge will be demolished and rebuilt. The government estimates that the works will be completed by December 2025.
According to the general director of Dnit, Fabrício Galvão, the reconstruction project includes improvements to the structure, such as widening the bridge, installing a cycle path, shoulder and pedestrian crossing.
“The new bridge will have a shoulder, sidewalk, cycle path and will be 7 meters wider than the previous one. This value includes the demolition of the current bridge, new foundations and improving access to both cities.”these.
The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge collapsed on December 22. The accident occurred on the BR-226 highway, over the Tocantins river, in the region of Estreito (MA). The Ministry of Transport began an investigation to determine the causes of the collapse. To date, the Navy has 11 deaths.
SEE IMAGES OF THE BRIDGE
Shortly before the bridge collapsed, the councilor of Aguiarnópolis (Republicans) was on site making videos to show the situation of the structure. He ended up recording the exact moment the asphalt gave way and cracked. Watch:
In video, see more images of the bridge that collapsed between Tocantins and Maranhão (1min40):
