Arco Metropolitano do Rio de Janeiro

It is budgeted at US$800 million and will initially be implemented in cooperation between the State Government of Rio de Janeiro and the DNIT.

Unlike Rodoanel Mário Covas in São Paulo, the Metropolitan Arch will not have a southern stretch, since it will initiate in both ends near a coastal area close to the Atlantic Ocean.

Currently the biggest problem of the Arc project is 25.5 miles from the BR-493 (Magé-Manilha) that will be duplicated by the Union, but his works were not started until today.

There is also a proposal to extend the Arco to Maricá, covering portions of the RJ-106 and 114 and BR-101, which is under studies and project viability definition, under the responsibility of DNIT.

On July 1, 2014, the first 71 km between the Cities of Itaguaí and Duque de Caxias was inaugurated incomplete and with road work in many parts as well as no public illumination.