SP-070 (Brazil)
SP-070 | |
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| Route information | |
| Length | 123.510 km[1] (76.746 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| West end | Marginal Tietê in São Paulo, SP |
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| East end | Rodovia Oswaldo Cruz in Taubaté |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | São Paulo |
| Highway system | |
The SP-70 is a highway in the southeastern part of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. A part of the highway from the city of São Paulo to the BR-116 (Rodovia Presidente Dutra) is called the Rodovia Ayrton Senna which is named after Ayrton Senna (also called Trabalhadores). Another part of the highway from Guararema to Taubaté is called the Rodovia Carvalho Pinto which is named after a former governor of the state, José Alberto Carvalho Pinto. It was managed and maintained by DERSA, a state-owned company, until June 18, 2009. It is now maintained by Ecopistas, but it is a toll road.
The highway was built in order to relieve the traffic saturation of the Presidente Dutra Highway, and is the main thoroughfare used by the paulistas who wish to travel to the beaches and cities near the South Atlantic Ocean of the Northern coast of the state (Rodovia dos Tamoios, SP-099), as well as to other cities of the Paraíba River valley, such as Paraibuna and Jambeiro on the plateau of Serra do Mar, and to the mountain resorts in the Mantiqueira Mountains, such as Santo Antonio do Pinhal and Campos do Jordão, via the Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro.
Route description
Rodovia Ayrton Senna begins in the Eastern region of city of São Paulo and ends at the county of Guararema, merging with Rodovia Presidente Dutra. Rodovia Carvalho Pinto is a continuation of the Rodovia Ayrton Senna (also SP-070), near the city of Guararema and ends by merging with Rodovia Presidente Dutra, which connects the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro; and Rodovia Floriano Rodrigues Pinheiro (SP-123), which connects Taubaté to Campos do Jordão. In 2018, a branch was added linking it to Rodovia Oswaldo Cruz, which connects Taubaté to Ubatuba The cities served by the highway are Guararema, Jacareí, São José dos Campos, Caçapava and Taubaté.
The cities served by Rodovia Ayrton Senna are Guarulhos, Itaquaquecetuba, Mogi das Cruzes, Suzano, Poá and Guararema. It continues in the same direction into Rodovia Carvalho Pinto, which has the same SP-070 designation, in parallel with Dutra Highway.
Near São Paulo, special highway engineering techniques had to be used, in order to cross the natural swamp area by the Tietê River without damaging the nearby ecosystem. Its main traffic nowadays is between São Paulo and the São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (also known as Cumbica Airport).
History
On August 3, 1979, Decree No. 13,756, gave concession to DERSA for construction and exploration of the Eastern Road, now called the Ayrton Senna Highway.
The highway, former Trabalhadores, had the first stretch of São Paulo-Guararema built by DERSA in 22 months - from June 1980 to April 30, 1982 -, has a length of 48.3 km, to which were added 5, corresponding to the interconnection with the Presidente Dutra Highway in which it has the name of Access SP 070 / BR-116.
The inauguration took place on May 1, 1982. The work met a historical need, determined by the growth of the São Paulo Metropolitan Region with access to the Tietê Ecological Park, São Paulo / Guarulhos International Airport and Intermodal Cargo Terminal.
In addition to alleviating the traffic that congested the Presidente Dutra Highway in the busiest section (São Paulo-Guarulhos), the Highway became the long-needed alternative between the city of São Paulo and the Vale do Paraíba and Rio de Janeiro. It also began to facilitate tourism to the North Coast and Campos do Jordão.
Since June 18, 2009, the concessionaire Ecopistas, of the EcoRodovias Group, is responsible for the management and administration of the highways that make up the Ayrton Senna / Carvalho Pinto Corridor: the SP-70, which links the city of São Paulo and Valley of the Paraíba, with 140 km of extension.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Pesquisa de Rodovias". DER/SP. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ Rodovia Ayrton Senna [ SP-70 ] - RodoviaAyrtonSenna.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese).