The Rio City Hall, through CET-Rio, will carry out partial closures starting this Tuesday (01/09) for the structural recovery work on the Saint Hilaire and Engº Humberto Vital Bandeira de Mello Viaducts, which connect Borges de Medeiros and Epitácio Pessoa avenues to the Rebouças Tunnel, in Lagoa, South Zone. This service will be carried out by the Municipal Secretariat of Infrastructure, Housing and Conservation, with a deadline of December.
Main Prohibitions
The interventions will always take place between 23 pm and 05 am, with one lane being closed at a time, on the following roads:
1 – Eng. Humberto Vital Bandeira de Melo Viaduct;
2 – Saint Hilaire Viaduct, half lane;
3 – Rua Humaitá in both directions, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
4 – Rua Jardim Botânico, in both directions, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
5 – Rua Professor Abelardo Lobo, in both directions, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
6 – Frei Veloso, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
7 – General Alcio Souto Square, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
8 – Av. Borges de Medeiros, lane towards Túnel Rebouças, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct;
9 – Rua Frei Solano, in the section under the Saint Hilaire Viaduct.
Traffic Scheme
Hired traffic agents will provide support for road marking and CET RIO motorcyclists will monitor the surrounding area, operating at specific points when necessary.
The Rio Operations Center – COR will monitor the City Hall's cameras, checking for possible impacts on traffic circulation and allowing CET-Rio technicians to implement the necessary adjustments to traffic light times, in order to ensure traffic fluidity.
Recommendations
CET-RIO asks drivers to pay attention to road signs and the instructions of agents.
