Paraná Inaugurates Ponte da Vitória on Friday

Overview

• The state’s new sea bridge, inaugurated at 4 p.m. Friday in Guaratuba, opens for walking after the ceremony, with vehicle traffic set to start days later around the marathon weekend.
• The 1,240‑meter span has four traffic lanes plus a bike path and sidewalks, and its partially cable‑stayed design leaves a 320‑meter central gap with no pillars to ease boat passage.
• Heavy cargo trucks are barred from the crossing, and the ferry service will keep running with no end date, giving drivers another option across the bay.
• The project moved ahead after audits and court fights over bidding rules and environmental licensing, followed by a mid‑2025 pact with ICMBio and the federal prosecutors to address mangrove and estuary impacts.
• Though it links daily travel to Matinhos, every meter of the structure lies within Guaratuba’s limits, capping a push locals say stretched over about 40 years.