ROAD 'APROXIMA' SALVADOR AND ITACARÉ

	The route between the capital city of Salvador and Itacaré be shortened to five and a half hours to three hours with the opening of the road-Camamu Itacaré, said the second secretary of Infrastructure, Batista Neves, the current time in the afternoon. Learn More The road is almost ready and lack only the inauguration of the bridge over the River of Auditors, linking the two cities. Today, the only option for road who moves the capital to Itacaré is the BR-101. With the road, will also soon come to Ilhéus (4 hours). Learn more and fundamental road to connect two major areas of tourism, the Lower South and South of Bahia, allowing for direct travel between Itaparica and Canavieiras. Governor Jaques Wagner was with the Minister of Tourism, Luiz Barretto, and another to sign this agreement that will boost tourism and improve infrastructure on the northern coast of the state. The first agreement provides for the transfer of $ 10 million for paving and construction of a bridge in BA-001, the stretch between Itacaré and Camamu, and the completion of subtrecho BR-030/Itacaré. The value of the project is $ 19.3 million, with U.S. $ 1.9 million contribution from the State and U.S. $ 17.4 million Prodetur the Northeast. The work will allow access to the island of Itaparica Canavieiras, uniting the two tourist areas, stimulating business and jobs. BA-001 will tourist, allowing the connection with the main airports in the southern coast of the state (Ilhéus and Valencia) and promoting the growth of regional tourism. All the signs will stretch tourism, with demarcations, plates and semi-reflective plates. The forecast for completion of the sentence is five months, could be ready in November this year. "They are R $ 10 million for a beautiful road, and levers that tourism in the region," said the governor. Infrastructure The second agreement, worth U.S. $ 5.9 million, is for 11 pieces of infrastructure in the municipalities of Itacaré, Paulo Afonso, Alagoinhas, Amargosa, Ilheus, Salvador, Catu and Mata de São João The agreement provides for investment in infrastructure, such as the establishment of a center for professional training in business and tourism in Costa dos Coqueiros Complex and the development of the Tourist Service North. Also is expected to adapt the Warehouse I of the Port of Salvador to station, passengers on cruise shipping. "The signing of these agreements is the consolidation of a great partnership with the government of Bahia. There is the sensitivity of the Bahia MTur to see as a major gateway for tourism and certainly Brazil would benefit from that, "said the minister. This year, the Bahia has already obtained from the Ministry of Tourism investments of $ 34.2 million budget resources and the Program for Development of Tourism (Prodetur). In 2007, were U.S. $ 90.2 million, with the program. Moreover, the MTur supported the initiative of Bahia to reduce the effects of seasonality in the network with low occupancy hotel in June, opting to invest in Jerk. The Sao Joao da Bahia had 417 municipalities, and received U.S. $ 2 million from the ministry.