It links areas of large agricultural and industrial production to Port of Santos, the largest in the country.

Goiás is one of the largest national producers of sugarcane, soy, corn and tomatoes, in addition to having a large cattle ranching.

The state of São Paulo holds 30% of Brazil's industrial GDP and a gigantic agricultural sector.

The highway also drains the gigantic production of coffee from Minas Gerais and orange juice from São Paulo.

[3][4][5][6] The highway doubles from Santos, passing, among others, through the cities of São Paulo, Campinas, Ribeirão Preto, Uberaba, Uberlândia and Araguari, to the bridge over the Paranaíba river, on the border with the state of Goiás.