BRAZIL uses an 80 meter long machine which weighs approximately 110 tons . This system is unheard of in Bahia and , apart from recycling of 1.5 to 2.5 kilometers of asphalt per day , reduces the extraction of natural resources ,” Navas explains .
The equipment has the capacity to process up to 500 tons of recycled material per hour and it takes over 30 people to operate . The use of this method aims to minimize environmental impacts which result from traditional paving techniques and to improve the asphalt ’ s durability .
The main development which can be highlighted during these first five years of the Highway Concessions is the duplication of 76 kilometer stretch of the BR-116 highway . Out of this length , 63 km have already been finished and delivered for normal traffic circulation . The remaining 13 km are waiting legal decisions which will allow restarting the works . Altogether , the investment works are worth around R $ 300 million .
Navas confirms that the company ’ s plans for the next five years include as a main objective the continuation of the duplication process on highway BR-116 . “ Our investment is based on the Highway Exploitation Program , used as the basis for the Concession Agreement . The main focus of VIABAHIA investment is the continuous improvement of services provided to highway users . Investment in 2014 exceed R $ 330 million ,” the CEO concluded .
Company Information
INDUSTRY
Road management
HEADQUARTERS
Salvador , Bahia - Brazil
ESTABLISHED
2009
EMPLOYEES
800
PRODUCTS / SERVICES
Road management , works and services to users
MANAGEMENT
José Carlos Navas Fernandes : CEO Pedro Achkar de Mendonça Pinto : Associate Director
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