Estudo ambiental da estrada vicinal entre o município de Caçapava do Sul e a Cascata do Salso

Abstract

Highways develops an important role as infrastructure for countries’ social and economic development, requiring more attention, due to the road sector in the last years has been increased. The secondary roads are the main connections between urban and rural areas. In the Caçapava do Sul city, localized in the Rio Grande do Sul state central region, the secondary roads also has an important role, being the main access outside the towns. Many of these roads are not in good conditions, for example the secondary road that connect Caçapava do Sul city to Cascata do Salso, where it is situated an ancient Hydroelectric dam, which is in process to reactivate. Therefore, this research aims collaborate to the secondary roads environmental studies, specifically in the Cascata do Salso secondary road, identifying, analyzing, and showing environmental damages that could occur in this area, and give a remediation proposal. For this, it was made a visit to the study area, with the intention of mapping the stretch and identify the critical points. So, a model was created with recovery proposals, pointing mitigating measures to minimize the environmental damages.