After 12 years of work and an expense this period 12 billion reais, the 477 km of the São Francisco river transposition distributed between the North and East axes are among the works most expensive in the history of the country, relying on the differential of three presidents inaugurate the same project (Lula, Rousseff and Temer).
The Northern Axis covers the states of Pernambuco, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte and Ceará. The East Axis comprises the states of Paraíba and Pernambuco.
The objective endeavor regularly to ensure water 12 millions of people suffering from drought in several municipalities in northeastern Brazil, However, currently shows apparent evidence of deterioration, as examples, pumping water for 44 Paraíba municipalities is stopped for lack of maintenance of equipment, damage to the protection of cutting slopes, wear the channel axis east Paraiba with cracks over 1,5 cm thick, silting and bush. these pathologies, discordant with the time elapsed since its construction.
It is understood that excessive cracks, such as a crack in concrete, It indicates by itself that the condition of the soil and concrete did not meet the standards and quality standards or have flaws in the preparation of expansion joints and control, as well as, possible design flaws.
Dr. Márcio Estefano, Prof. PhD
lidiane Bazaglia
