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The Itamar Franco elevated highway and the Rebouças and Santa Bárbara tunnels will be closed for maintenance.
Published on 16/12/2025 - 16:11 | Updated
The Santa Bárbara Tunnel will be closed for maintenance work - Disclosure/CET-Rio The Rebouças Tunnel will be closed, starting at 23:30 PM this Tuesday (12/16), in the direction of the city center, for maintenance. Reopening is scheduled for 5 AM this Wednesday (12/17). During the closure, vehicle traffic will follow a reversible lane to the left in the direction of Lagoa, operating towards the city center. The other two lanes will operate in the direction of the South Zone.
The Santa Bárbara Tunnel will be closed in the Santo Cristo direction from 22 PM to 5 AM for maintenance. The tunnel in the Laranjeiras direction will operate normally.
The Presidente Itamar Franco Elevated Highway and the Luiz Jacques de Moraes and Paulo César Marcellino Figueiredo tunnels will be closed from 23 PM to 4:30 AM for maintenance. The alternative route for drivers will be via the upper deck of the Bandeiras Elevated Highway, which will be operating in the direction of Barra da Tijuca.
In all scheduled road closures, there will be specific signage to guide and alert drivers. CET-Rio operators will monitor traffic conditions and intervene if necessary. In addition, traffic light timings will be adjusted to improve traffic flow on the detour route and main corridors in the affected areas.
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