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Brazil to call three highway concession tenders

Brazil's federal government will launch tenders by 12 October for three new federal highway concessions totalling 2,765 kilometres, according to transport minister César Borges. Falling under the country's US$110 billion transportation logistics program, the largest concession involves 1,100 kilometres of highway through the Federal District and the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. An 851 kilometre stretch in the state of Mato Grosso will also be tendered, while an 814 kilometre highway segment between
October 3, 2013 Read time: 2 mins
Brazil's federal government will launch tenders by 12 October for three new federal highway concessions totalling 2,765 kilometres, according to transport minister César Borges.

Falling under the country's US$110 billion transportation logistics program, the largest concession involves 1,100 kilometres of highway through the Federal District and the states of Goiás and Minas Gerais. An 851 kilometre stretch in the state of Mato Grosso will also be tendered, while an 814 kilometre highway segment between the city of Anápolis in Goiás and Tocantins state capital Palmas will be auctioned.

While modifications to attract investors such as an increase in toll booth fares and public funding support have been applied to some of the country's upcoming highway concession models, four tenders planned for this year have not been changed.

They will be conducted by way of a traditional concession model, meaning that each highway operator will assume stipulated investments throughout its concession period in return for remuneration solely by toll booth revenue.

Further highway concession tenders are expected to be issued in 2014.

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