Sopesp solicits new access road to Santos Port

According to A Tribuna, the São Paulo State Port Operators Union (Sopesp) will ask the State Government to remodel a road that could serve as new access to the Port of Santos. It is about five kilometers from SP-048 that are not contemplated in the works of the city entrance.

The Port of Santos Authority Council (CAP) forwarded the request to the State Government. The expectation is that the remodeling of the road and structural reform will be necessary on the bridge that crosses the Casqueiro River.

According to the president of Sopesp, João Almeida, a section of this access road is part of the interventions that are already being performed at the entrance of the Santos Port area. However, it only reaches the Piratininga neighborhood.

“Analysing the traffic in that region and in Porto, we think: why can’t the SP-048 be refurbished until the junction with Via Anchieta? It’s a stretch of about five kilometers and could represent a big gain for the Port of Santos,” said Almeida.

For the entity, the route could be a new exit for the maritime complex. In addition to helping urban mobility, it would also increase safety as it could become an escape route in the event of an accident on the Santos pier.

The president of the Association of Companies of the Industrial and Port District of Alemoa (AMA), João Maria Menano, agrees with the measure. He highlights the concern that the Santos pier cannot be held hostage to one single access. And he remembers the fire that hit Ultracargo’s tanks a few years ago and blocked the area.

“I support all initiatives to improve access to Porto and the backport. It’s very important,” said Menano.

According to São Paulo Secretary of Logistics and Transport, João Octaviano Machado Neto, the section quoted by Sopesp is outside the concession area of ​​Ecovias, the concessionaire that manages the Anchieta-Imigrantes System (SAI).

He states that the request has already been forwarded to the State Government and is easy to solve. “It’s a matter of sitting down, talking, and resolving,” said the secretary.

Source: A Tribuna

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