The City of Rio, through CET-Rio, will close the Linha Vemelha this Saturday (29/09) and between 31/08 and 04/09 to begin necessary services on the expressway. The information is as follows.
1) This Saturday (29/08) and next (05/09) there will be tree pruning on Linha Vermelha to facilitate Rioluz procedures and, for this, it will be necessary to close:
· Saturday (29/08), from 8 am to 17 pm: 1 lane of the Red Line, towards the Center, between km 12 and km 14;
· Saturday (05/09), from 8 am to 17 pm: 1 lane of the Linha Vermelha, heading towards Baixada, between km 12 and km 14.
The diversion will be carried out on the road itself, in the narrow section. No impact on traffic is expected.
The closures will involve the participation of CET-Rio traffic operators and Rioluz employees who will work to maintain fluidity, carry out the blockade and guide drivers during the procedure. Specific signage will be installed to guide and alert drivers.
2) Between Monday (31/08) and Friday (04/09), from 22 pm to 4 am the following day, the operation to remove the scaffolding positioned under the Oswaldo Bridge will continue. To make the Lamsa procedure viable, it will be necessary to close 2 lanes of the Linha Vermelha towards Centro and 2 lanes towards Baixada, in the section under the Oswaldo Cruz Bridge.
The diversions will be carried out on the track itself, in the narrow section. No impact on traffic is expected, as the operations will take place at night.
The closures will involve the participation of traffic operators, including agents from CET-Rio and Lamsa, who will work to maintain fluidity, carry out the blockade and guide drivers during the procedure. Specific signage will be installed to guide and alert drivers.
