THIS IS HOW THE PATH IS BUILT - Odebrecht Informa

must concentrate on fulfilling the public’s expectations.
This entails major challenges, such as promptly
meeting our users’ needs with quality services, safety
and punctuality,” says Paulo Cesena, President and
CEO of Odebrecht TransPort.
Thiago Lein uses
Rota dos Coqueiros
in Pernambuco:
more safety and less
commuting time
Line 4, which links the other Metro lines with the
metropolitan train system, stands out for its modernity.
It is the first light-rail branch in Latin America
with glass partitions separating the platform from
the tracks, a feature that increases passenger safety.
It also uses driverless technology.
“Due to the enormous challenges involved, in
terms of technology, operations and management,
our experiences in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo
have qualified us to work on urban mobility projects
in other major Brazilian cities,” says Irineu Meireles,
Regional Director of Odebrecht TransPort.
The focus on quality service is a point that all of
Odebrecht TransPort’s operations share in common.
“When we operate public utility services, we
photos: Lia Lubambo
Road transportation
Working with the same focus, Odebrecht Trans-
Port’s road concession companies are upgrading
some of the most important highway systems in the
country. This is the case with the Dom Pedro I Corridor,
which the company has managed since 2009
through Rota das Bandeiras in São Paulo State. This
297-km system connects 17 cities in the metropolitan
region of Campinas and the Paraíba Valley, an
area with about 2.5 million inhabitants. The 30-year
concession includes a BRL 3.5-billion investment in
the maintenance, refurbishment and modernization
of the road network.
In the northeastern state of Bahia, Odebrecht
TransPort and its partner Invepar control the Bahia
Norte concession company, which is responsible for
the administration of a 121-km section of the BA-
093 state highway system, covering nine counties in
the Salvador metropolitan region and serving more
than 3 million residents. Composed of six routes, this
system is an important artery for industrial production,
serving the Aratu and Camacari manufacturing
hubs, which contain a total of 298 companies and are
responsible for roughly 60% of Bahia’s GDP.
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