Rodovia Rio-Santos

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BR-101 Transcoastal Highway
Translitorânea
Rodovia Rio-Santos
Map of Rio-Santos in red
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Rodovia Rio-Santos in Juqueí Beach
Route information
Maintained by CCR Rio-SP (since 2022)
Length550 km (340 mi)
Existed1985–present
Major junctions
North endAvenida Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Major intersections
South endSP-55 in Bertioga, SP
Location
CountryBrazil
StatesRio de Janeiro, São Paulo
Highway system
BR-101

The Rodovia Rio—Santos is a Brazilian federal highway in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo that connects the municipalities of Rio de Janeiro to Santos (Continental Area) on the paulista coast. It is part of the BR-101 highway.

History

The DNIT manages the stretch between Santa Cruz, in Rio de Janeiro to Praia Grande, in Ubatuba. The stretch between Ubatuba and the junction with Rodovia Cônego Domênio Rangoni is part of the road network of the state of São Paulo, receiving the name Rodovia Doutor Manuel Hipólito Rego (SP-55), this section is under the administration of the Departamento de Estradas de Rodagem.

The highway is famous for bordering the São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro coastlines, running just a few kilometers from the sea and parallel to it. Famous tourist resorts are located around the highway, such as Itaguaí, Mangaratiba, Angra dos Reis, Paraty, Ubatuba, Caraguatatuba, São Sebastião, Ilhabela, Bertioga, where most of the time it passes between the beaches of these resorts.

Despite the name of the highway, it does not provide access to the urban area of the municipality of Santos which is on the island. For such access it is necessary to use the Rodovia Anchieta or the Travessia Santos—Guarujá ferries.

Duplication

In 2009, the duplication of 26 kilometers between Santa Cruz and Itacuruçá was opened to the public, a stretch located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, close to the state capital.

The road offers good conditions for shouldering and offers walkways on the stretch towards Rio de Janeiro to the municipality of Mangaratiba, near the Itacuruçá neighborhood.[1]

Most of the São Paulo section (SP-55) with 172 km between Ubatuba and Bertioga could be duplicated by 2017.[2] and the highway is among those that are part of the government's concession plan[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Rodovia Rio-Santos has poor signage, narrow lanes and poorly lit tunnels". 16 June 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  2. ^ "DER creates project to double the Rio-Santos on the north coast section". 30 December 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Government receives 27 proposals for concession of the Rio-Santos highway". 14 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

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