Although the road system is the main mode of transport in the country, the paved network grew by only 0.5% between 2009 and 2017, according to data from the third edition of the CNT Transport Yearbook 2018 – Consolidated Statistics, prepared by CNT (National Confederation of Transport), released on Monday (13).
The work brings together the data available in Brazil based on information and research from the CNT and other sources, on the modalities of road, rail, waterway and air, both in the cargo area and in the passenger area.
The document shows that the network has been stagnant in the last nine years, since the extension of paved roads 962 km in relation to the 212,491 km of 2009. The CNT survey shows that Brazil had a total of 1,720 million km of road last year, of which only 12.4% are paved, or only 213.453 km. The rest of the network is divided into unpaved (78.5%) or planned roads (9.1%).
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.