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Morning Crashes Snarl Serra das Araras Descent, Causing Long Delays on BR-116

The concessionaire reported alternating closures with partial flow during hours-long backups on the São Paulo–Rio artery.

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Overview

  • An initial collision around 5:40–5:43 at km 228 spilled cargo onto the roadway and left one person with light injuries, according to CCR RioSP.
  • CCR RioSP teams were dispatched at 5:43 to manage the scene, and congestion in the early morning reached roughly 10 km.
  • Early operational updates conflicted, with Extra reporting a right-lane reopening at 6:56 while G1 cited a full closure with no release forecast around 7:30.
  • A second crash at km 229 around 9:48, involving a truck and two tractor-trailers, again blocked the descent and pushed delays to about 20 km by 11:50 before traffic began moving in lane 1 around 12:10.
  • The incidents occurred on the Dutra corridor’s Serra das Araras segment, which is undergoing a major upgrade project designed to expand capacity and improve safety.