Anchieta and Imigrantes will have a new train model on foggy days; understand how it will work

Train on Rodovia dos Imigrantes Arquivo/A Tribuna Jornal The implementation of free flow (electronic gantries) in the Anchieta-Imigrantes System (SAI), scheduled for August 1st, will also pave the way for a historic change in the Train Operation carried out during fog episodes in Serra do Mar. Testing of the new dynamic train will begin in the second half of the year. Until the toll plaza structures are removed and the new modality comes into operation, Operation Convoy will continue to be carried out in the current format, with the role of the Military Highway Police (PMRv) in organizing the vehicles for the descent. After the start of electronic charging, the toll plazas located at kilometers 31 of Via Anchieta and 32 of Rodovia dos Imigrantes will remain temporarily installed. The cabins will be open for the free passage of vehicles while Ecovias prepares the partial demolition of the structures. ?Click here to follow the g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. The definitive withdrawal will depend on the implementation of the so-called dynamic convoy. Inspired by operations adopted in the Netherlands, Italy and Norway, the system will eliminate traffic interruptions and organize the movement of vehicles through electronic signage and a strip painted in lime green. Raquel Carneiro, director of the Transport Agency of the State of São Paulo (Artesp), explains that, during the partial demolition of the cabins, the preserved structure will only serve to gather vehicles in exceptional situations of low visibility before descending the mountain.