The BR-386 is a
Brazilian federal highway running between the southern states of
Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...
and
Santa Catarina. It has a total length of .
Economic Importance
The highway is called the Production Highway due to its high importance for the state. Through it all the production of soy, corn, wheat, meat, wood, furniture, among other products of the region is drained. In the city of
Ametista do Sul
Ametista do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It borders Planalto, Frederico Westphalen, Cristal do Sul, Rodeio Bonito and Iraí. The municipality is known for the amethyst mines in the area. The center of town ...
, close to Iraí, there is the largest production of amethyst in the world. Close to
Lajeado is one of the largest productions of
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
on the planet. In Santa Catarina, the highway ends near
Chapecó
Chapecó () is a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Being a major industrial, financial and educational center, it is a major producer of industrialized food products. Considered a medium city, with a p ...
, the largest regional hub in the west of the state. In general, cities with significant GDP are on the side of the highway.
Duplication
The 66 km stretch between
Canoas
Canoas (), which earned city status in 1939, is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. With more than 340,000 inhabitants, it is part of the Porto Alegre conurbation and has the second highest GDP in the state. It is also th ...
and
Tabaí was doubled before 2010. The 34 km duplication between
Tabaí and
Estrela Estrela, Portuguese for "star", may refer to:
Animals
*Estrela Mountain Dog, a breed of working dog native to the range
* Phyllonorycter estrela, a moth of the family Gracillariidae
Geography Portugal
* Serra da Estrela Subregion, a NUTS3 statist ...
started in 2010 and only ended in 2018, due to the financial crisis in Brazil and the purposeful obstacles carried out by FUNAI, socialists , and indigenous communities. The 7 km stretch between Estrela and
Lajeado was also doubled before 2010.
In 2019, the highway was granted for 30 years to CCR Viasul. With that, the highway will be duplicated in the 176 km stretch between Lajeado and
Carazinho
Carazinho is a city located 246 km from Porto Alegre, in the northwest portion of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Carazinho-RS was founded on 1931 and as of 2020 has a population of 62,265. Carazinho's primary economy is focused on ...
. The works are expected to start in 2021 and finish in 2036. The duplication works will follow the following order: from Lajeado to Marques de Souza (22 km): between 2021 and 2023; from Estrela to Lajeado (adjustments): between 2022 and 2023; from Fontoura Xavier to Soledade (22 km): between 2023 and 2024; from Soledade to Tio Hugo (33 km): between 2024 and 2025; from Marques de Souza to Fontoura Xavier (55 km): between 2026 and 2028; from Tio Hugo to Carazinho (40 km): between 2029 and 2030; from Tabaí to Canoas (readjustment): between 2034 and 2036.
Após concessão, duplicação da BR 386 só deverá acontecer a partir de 2023 no Município
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Gallery
BR-386 duplicada.jpg, BR-386 in Lajeado
External links
Road information from the Brazilian Ministry of Transportation
References
{{Federal roads of Brazil
Federal highways in Brazil