BR-343 now has stop and go between Teresina and Altos; waiting time can be up to 10 minutes

DNIT starts stop and go system on BR-343, between Teresina and Altos, to implement culverts necessary for highway duplication works.

Operation will operate 24 hours a day, from Monday to Friday, in sections of up to 1 km; on weekends, traffic will be released.

According to DNIT, drivers should not wait longer than 10 minutes, with support from the PRF in monitoring traffic.

The works include 13 km of interventions and the installation of 35 culverts to expand the highway's drainage capacity. DNIT plans to complete 10 km of the new track by the end of 2026.

Drivers traveling along BR-343, between Teresina and Altos, should pay attention to changes in traffic. The National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) started, this Tuesday (13), a stop and go system on the highway to install culverts necessary for the road duplication works.

The stop and go system will operate from Monday to Friday, 24 hours a day, with signage and lighting on sections under construction. The services will be carried out in segments of up to 1 km per week.

On Saturdays and Sundays, traffic will be allowed and there will be no stop and go operations.

According to DNIT, the maximum waiting time for drivers should be up to 10 minutes. The Federal Highway Police (PRF) will assist in monitoring traffic during the execution of services.

In total, 13 km of work will be carried out to install 35 culverts. The measure is necessary because the drainage structures on the current runway need to be expanded to increase water flow.

The duplication of BR-343 involves the construction of a new lane on the left side in the Teresina-Altos direction. The project also includes the application of concrete over the current runway.

According to the superintendent of DNIT in Piauí, Ribamar Bastos, the implementation of the new runway has progressed in recent months.

The schedule also foresees the suspension of the stop and go system during holidays and end-of-year celebrations, to reduce inconvenience to drivers.

"During the end of year festivities, we will also suspend this stop and go. So, we created a schedule to avoid the holidays and end of year festivities. We had the help of the PRF to define the operation in a way that causes as little discomfort as possible", said the superintendent.

DNIT's forecast is to complete 10 km of the new runway by the end of 2026. In 2027, work should advance with the execution of another 10 km and the application of concrete over the existing runway. Completion of the work is scheduled for the end of 2027.