Tamoios’ Serra Antiga Reopens After 40-Plus Hours Following Rain Closure

Overview

• Traffic on the old mountain stretch was blocked from Thursday at 5:25 p.m. local time until late Saturday morning due to heavy rainfall.
• The preventive shutdown was triggered after accumulated rain surpassed the 100 mm in 72 hours safety threshold used to mitigate landslide risk.
• During the closure, vehicles were diverted to the Nova Tamoios under escorted convoy operations with stop-and-go controls.
• Inspections recorded small landslides on the closed segment, which crews removed before the reopening.
• A rear-end collision during convoy operations at km 65 on Friday injured two people and kept one lane closed, causing delays.