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1 Station. On this section, they will use a convertible EPB TBM (earth pressure balanced convertible tunnel boring machine), which will start drilling the tunnel in 2013. This is the first time a TBM will be used in Rio de Janeiro. It drills tunnels while simultaneously installing the concrete rings that support and line
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56-km route connecting Barra da Tijuca with Santa Cruz and Campo Grande. Odebrecht Infraestrutura built 24 km between Barra da Tijuca and Pedra de Guaratiba.
13.1-km route linking Barra da Tijuca and Deodoro on a divided highway with 3 lanes in each direction , including a dedicated BRT lane. Two tunnels in each direction with a total length of 3.1-km.
16 km between Barra da Tijuca and Ipanema, running through Gávea.
New trains, an ultra-modern operations control center, revamped stations and a new signaling system. Should reach 1 million passengers per day by 2016. Total investment: BRL 2.4 billion.
TransOeste
56-km route connecting Barra da Tijuca with Santa Cruz and Campo Grande. subsidiary Odebrecht Infraestrutura built 24 km between Barra da Tijuca and commuter Pedra de Guaratiba.
TransOlímpica
responsible for the rail network in the
Rio de Janeiro metropolitan
13.1-km route linking Barra da Tijuca is implementing a BRL region, and Deodoro on a divided highway with 3 lanes in each direction , 2.4-billion investment program in including a dedicated BRT lane. Two tunnels in each direction partnership with the State Governwith a total length of 3.1-km.
ment. It plans to purchase 120 new trains,
them. “We will use this machine in sandy and rocky
Metro Line 4 16 km between 30 3 of which are gradually going into service, joining the
soils, such as those found in Ipanema and Leblon.
Gávea. currentrunning fleetthrough of 160 trains. Sixty more will be tendered
Without the TBM, we would have to dig trenches in the
by 4 theSuperVia end of the year. The remaining 30 will be pur-
sandy stretches, which would cause a major headache for local residents,” explains Marcos Vidigal, the Proj-
Barra da Tijuca and Ipanema,
New trains, an ultra-modern
control center, chasedoperations by 2015. revamped stations and a new
signaling system. Should In early 2012, SuperVia opened a new OCC equipped reach 1 million passengers
ect Director. “We’re going to do our level best to avoid
day by 2016. Total with aper modern communications system integrated investment: BRL 2.4 billion.
any inconveniences,” says Production Manager Aluísio
with the trains, which includes a digital dashboard that
Coutinho Júnior.
consolidates information from the entire rail network. The company is currently installing a new signaling
SuperVia
system that will halve the train headway, reducing the
In the context of projects to improve the city’s trans-
interval of time between two trains boarded to three
portation system, SuperVia, the Odebrecht TransPort
minutes. In addition to the construction of three new stations, one of which opened in the first half of 2012, the 99 existing stations and infrastructure (tracks, overhead cables, stations and power substations) will undergo improvements. “The legacy of these sporting events will be high-quality rail transportation for the local population,” says Carlos José Cunha, President of SuperVia. The company plans to increase its transport capacity from the current 540,000 passengers per day to 1,000,000 by 2016. According to Leandro Azevedo, the city is writing a new chapter in its history with regards to urban mobility: “Wherever you go, there is a major project underway. Each and every one is designed to transform the city once and for all.”
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