en.Wedoany.com Reported - The João Durval Carneiro Airport (Aeroporto João Durval Carneiro) in Feira de Santana, Bahia, will undergo expansion and renovation works, including enlarging the aircraft apron and widening the taxiway, to enable operations of large aircraft such as the Boeing 737-800 (which can carry up to 189 passengers). The project is being implemented by the Bahia state government through the Infrastructure Secretariat (Seinfra), with an estimated investment of 6.1 million reais. The tender notice was published last Tuesday (2nd) in the Official Gazette of the State (DOE), with the bidding format as a semi-integrated contract, requiring the winning company to prepare the project and execute services within three months.
This project aims to boost the development of the aviation sector in the Bahia region, restoring regular flights and general aviation operations at the "Gateway to the Sertão" airport facility. The apron area will be expanded from 9,800 square meters to 17,000 square meters, accommodating up to 2 large aircraft or 4 medium and small aircraft simultaneously; the taxiway width will be increased from 17.8 meters to 25 meters, with accompanying shoulder construction and reconfiguration of night lighting. The bidding is scheduled to open on August 3rd, accepting proposals from companies.
Infrastructure Secretary Saulo Pontes stated that the airport has entered the second phase of project bidding, following the first phase which invested over 11 million reais to extend the runway from 1,500 meters to 1,800 meters (30 meters wide), completed in January this year. These efforts aim to prepare the airport for integration into domestic air routes.
This week, tenders were also launched for paving and restoration works on a total of 31.9 kilometers of road sections in the cities of Juazeiro, Pedrão, and Antônio Cardoso. Juazeiro will pave and restore 21.6 kilometers of road connecting the BA-210 junction, leading to agricultural project farms and the Mandacaru village; Pedrão will pave 4.4 kilometers of asphalt on the BA-515 highway (connecting the BA-503 junction at Patrimônio village to the BR-101 junction); Antônio Cardoso will carry out a 5.7-kilometer upgrade on the BA-499 highway (connecting the BR-116 junction), including the construction of bike lanes and jogging paths. The opening of bids for these tenders is expected in the second half of June.
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