Residents and tourists visiting Holambra and the surrounding region will gain a new option for sports and leisure with the construction of a 25-kilometer bike path that is part of the road improvement package included in the Rota Mogiana concession, structured by the Government of the State of São Paulo through the Secretariat for Investment Partnerships (SPI). The route will be implemented along SP-107, the Prefeito Aziz Lian Highway, from kilometer 18.8 in Artur Nogueira to kilometer 43.9 in Santo Antônio de Posse, passing through Holambra.
At 25 kilometers in length, the future bike path will rank among the largest in the State, surpassing the 22.2-kilometer path along Marginal Pinheiros in the capital and the 22.5-kilometer route in Praia Grande, considered the largest seaside bike path in the country. With proper infrastructure to ensure safety and comfort for users, including dedicated signage, the bike path is estimated to cost R$ 30 million.
The demand for a dedicated cycling route was raised during the public consultation and hearing process, which incorporated contributions from society, municipal authorities and sector stakeholders, resulting in a more balanced, safer and more efficient contractual model for users. The contributions received throughout the process were analyzed by the technical teams of SPI and Artesp and incorporated into the bid notice, respecting regional demands and the focus on safety and service quality.
The initiative is aligned with the objective of promoting regional tourism, one of the intended benefits of the concession of the approximately 520-kilometer road network. The modernization of the highways facilitates visitor travel and strengthens regional tourism, benefiting hotels, restaurants, retail businesses and local services. In addition to Holambra and Brazil’s most famous flower exhibition, the Rota Mogiana lot crosses regions recognized for their tourism vocation and includes spa towns, historic farm itineraries, gastronomic routes and award-winning wineries.
Final bid
The auction for the Rota Mogiana concession was held at the end of February at B3 (São Paulo Stock Exchange) by the Government of São Paulo, as part of the Highway Concessions Program. The Rota Mogiana consortium, led by the Azevedo & Travassos group, was the winner, submitting the highest fixed concession payment to the State, in the amount of R$ 1.08 billion.
The concessionaire will be responsible for operating, maintaining and expanding the highway system over the next 30 years, in a concession that brings together stretches currently managed by Renovias and highways under DER management.
The project includes approximately R$ 9.4 billion in investments in duplications, additional lanes, frontage roads, shoulders, pedestrian overpasses, access interchanges, bypasses and bike paths along approximately 520 kilometers of highways.
Among the main expected benefits are improvements in road safety, increased road capacity and reductions in toll rates at several existing toll plazas, within the State policy of standardizing the per-kilometer charge and ensuring tariff fairness.
The concession is also expected to generate approximately 11,000 direct and indirect jobs and strengthen logistical integration between the Campinas Metropolitan Region, the Ribeirão Preto axis and municipalities near the border with Minas Gerais.
Planned works include the duplication of strategic highways, implementation of additional lanes, construction of frontage roads and new access devices, as well as interventions aimed at road safety and improved traffic flow. The project will benefit approximately 2.3 million people in 22 municipalities in the interior of São Paulo.
São Paulo highways among the best in the country
According to the latest Highway Survey by the National Transport Confederation (CNT), 14 of the 20 highest-rated highways in Brazil are located in São Paulo, 11 of which are under concession. The survey considers criteria such as pavement quality, signage and road geometry, reinforcing the State’s leading role in road safety and operational efficiency.
SP pra Toda Obra
The project is part of the SP pra Toda Obra program, an initiative of the Government of São Paulo that provides for improvements on 21,200 kilometers of highways managed by the São Paulo State Department of Highways (DER-SP) and concessionaires, under the supervision of Artesp. The R$ 30.5 billion investment is the largest in the history of the State of São Paulo.