In Brazil, 57% of the highways have sections evaluated as regular, bad or bad, according to a survey by the National Transportation Confederation (CNT). In the previous survey, conducted in 2017, this percentage was 61.8%. The pavement situation is also deficient in 50.9% of the total extent evaluated.
This year’s survey highlighted the fact that the signaling change in some sections contributed to the slightly more favorable outcome, which is intended to reduce the impact of possible collisions. Therefore, the percentage of the extension of the roads with optimal or good signaling was 55.3%. Last year, the index 40.8%.
Another number that stands out in the study is the increase of critical points, which went from 363 to 454 cases. These points can be classified as serious situations that occur along the way and can pose risks to users’ safety, as well as additional operating costs due to the possibility of severe vehicle damage, increased travel time or increased fuel expense.
The survey of the CNT covered 107,161 km, which corresponds to the entire federal paved grid and to the main state stretches, also paved.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.