Upper city planning and development: the Juiz de Fora growth vector
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2016
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Juiz de Fora is the largest city in the Zona da Mata region, in the state of Minas Gerais. It is currently undergoing a strategic expansion process in its western vector. Among the expansion projects, there is the federal road known as the BR-440.
The BR-440 construction is foresee in federal law, the road purpose is to connect two other important federal roads: the BR-040 and BR-267. According to the plan, the BR-440 will have nine kilometers in length that will connect the Upper Town (RP West) to the Northeast of the city, affecting about 27 neighborhoods, condos and housing developments. The highway will have three viaducts and two lanes, besides shoulders, walks and pedestrian walkways, flower beds and security tracks, according to data provided by the City Hall.
According to the Director Development Urban Plan of Juiz de Fora (PDDU / JF, 2000), a public bodies major concern was to seek new avenues for the city growth and expansion, focusing on the transport infrastructure question, namely, the channels and flow paths creation.
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Proceedings of the IV World Planning Schools Congress, July 3-8th, 2016 : Global crisis, planning and challenges to spatial justice in the north and in the south
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