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The Itamar Franco elevated highway and tunnels will be closed for maintenance this Tuesday.
Published on 23/12/2025 - 12:52 | Updated
Vice-President José Alencar Tunnel to be closed for maintenance - Archive/Rio City Hall The Santa Bárbara Tunnel will be closed, this Tuesday (12/23), in the Santo Cristo direction, from 23 pm to 5 am, for maintenance. The tunnel in the Laranjeiras direction will operate normally.
The Vice-President of the Republic José Alencar Tunnel will be closed in the Santa Cruz direction from 23 PM to 4 AM for maintenance. Vehicles heading towards Santa Cruz will be diverted via Serra da Grota Funda (Avenida Artur Xexéo). BRT buses heading to Santa Cruz should use the opposite tunnel lane. Buses that normally use the lane in the Barra da Tijuca direction will continue on the common lane.
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 will 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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