The Santa Bárbara and Rebouças tunnels, and the Itamar Franco elevated highway, will be closed for maintenance.

The Santa Bárbara Tunnel will be closed, this Tuesday (11/18), in the Santo Cristo direction, from 22 pm to 5 am, for maintenance. The tunnel in the Laranjeiras direction will operate normally.

The Rebouças Tunnel will be closed from 10 PM this Tuesday, in the direction of Lagoa, for overnight maintenance. Reopening is scheduled for 5 AM this Wednesday (November 19th). During the closure, traffic will follow a reversible lane to the left in the direction of Centro, operating towards Lagoa. The other two lanes will operate in the direction of Centro.

The Presidente Itamar Franco Elevated Highway and the Luiz Jacques de Moraes and Paulo César Marcellino Figueiredo tunnels will be closed for maintenance from 23 PM to 4:30 AM. 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.

Guidance for drivers

Specific signs will be installed 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 area. The schedule may be suspended due to weather conditions or operational issues in the city.

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