Federal and state highways remain with sections blocked this Tuesday (7). There are 95 sections on 41 roads with total and partial closures, between roads and bridges, according to the bulletin from the Autonomous Department of Highways (Daer). Drivers who urgently need to travel to Porto Alegre must make a detour through the neighboring state, Santa Catarina.
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Check out the roadblock map provided by the Military Brigade Road Command, updated in real time:
In a statement, the State Secretariat for Logistics and Transport (Selt) said it is working to clear the highways as quickly as possible, in order to guarantee vehicle and pedestrian traffic.
Route between Santa Maria and Porto Alegre can take more than 15 hours
As per guidance from the Federal Highway Police (PRF), the route is only recommended in cases of emergency. The option is to leave Santa Maria towards São Martinho da Serra, use the BR-158 to reach Cruz Alta, turn onto BR-377 and access the RS-223 towards Ibirubá, take the BR-153 passing through Passo Deep down, turn onto BR-285, passing through Lagoa Vermelha and Vacaria. Afterwards, it is necessary access the BR-116 towards Lages (SC) and go down the SC-114 to Criciúma (SC). Then, use BR-101 to reach Osório and change to BR-290 towards Porto Alegre. The journey can take more than 15 hours.
The Military Brigade Road Command made available a website that shows available routes in the region. See other routes here.
Recovery
This Tuesday (7), teams from the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) began the construction of a bypass at Km 313 of BR-287, next to the bridge over the Toropi River floodplain, which collapsed due to the rains last week.
-Depending on favorable weather conditions, the DNIT may release the flow of vehicles on the diversion in 20 days. With the water level lower, it was already possible, on Tuesday morning, to clean and open the path to enable the start of work to implement the diversion – DNIT said in a note.
Teams also work in the recovery of BR-158, between Santa Maria and Itaara, and intend to release a section of the highway from Thursday (9).
Main highways blocked in the region
Federal
-Km 293 – Val de Serra Interchange – partial blockage – light vehicles only;
-Km 306 – Itaara – partial blockage – light vehicles only;
-Km 312 to 321 – Itaara/Santa Maria – total interruption.
*Drivers in emergency Those who need to travel between Santa Maria – Itaara – Júlio de Castilhos, must look in person at the Federal Highway Police (PRF) post to check the possibility of an escort. Cases are evaluated as necessary, according to police.
-Km 326 – Santa Maria/São Sepé – stop and go
-Km 312 – São Pedro do Sul/Mata – bridge over the Toropi River – total blockage.
There is no forecast, according to the PRF, for the release of the above sections.
State:
-Km 137, Candelária – collapse of the bridge structure – total
-Km 167 to 169, Novo Cabrais – bridge head collapsing – total
-Km 187, Paraíso do Sul – bridge head collapsing – total
-Km 193, Restinga Sêca – bridge head collapsing – total
-Km 196, in Restinga Sêca – barrier collapse – partial blockage
-Km 226 and 227, Santa Maria – collapse of the bridge structure – total
-Km 60, Venâncio Aires – asphalt erosion – total
-Km 92 and 93 – Restinga Sêca – traffic only for light vehicles
-Km 15 and 17 – Cacequi – submerged track – total blockage
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