Santos x Guarujá crossing: what it is like today and what it could look like with the tunnel submerged The Santos-Guarujá submerged tunnel project, on the coast of São Paulo, officially passed to TSG Concessionária S.A. The signing of the Initial Transfer Term (TTI), carried out this week by the state government, marks the official beginning of the concession. TSG is a specific purpose company (SPE) that was created by the Portuguese company Mota-Engil, which won the auction held in September last year. The document, signed by the concessionaire and the State Secretariat for Investment Partnerships (SPI) on Tuesday (7), came into force the following day, when it was published in the State's Official Gazette. In this way, TSG formally assumed responsibility for activities linked to the construction, operation and maintenance of the tunnel. ? Click here to follow the new g1 Santos channel on WhatsApp. TSG informed, in a note, that the formalization of the term marks the “official beginning of the concession”, which has a term of 30 years. “From now on, the concessionaire begins the mobilization phase provided for in the contract, continuing the Santos-Guarujá Tunnel implementation schedule”, says the position. According to the concessionaire, the definitions related to the hiring of workers who will work on the project will be carried out by the construction company responsible for carrying out the works. However, her hiring is part of the next stages of the concession. First underwater tunnel in Brazil will connect Santos and Guarujá, on the coast of São Paulo Disclosure/Government SP Details of the work The construction of the immersed tunnel, a project with an investment of R$ 6.8 billion, is a century-old demand of the population of the coast of São Paulo. The structure, the first of its kind in the country, will connect the two cities through a new 1.5 km long dry connection, around 870 meters underwater. Of the value of the work, R$5.1 billion comes from the São Paulo government and the Union, and the rest from the concessionaire. Check the schedule of works per year, according to the concession contract: ? 2026: Development of functional and executive projects, carrying out complementary studies, expropriation negotiations and conducting the necessary environmental licensing. ???? 2027: Start of works with the construction of the dry dock, execution of preliminary dredging and implementation of construction sites. ? 2028: Pre-molding of the tunnel parts, dredging of the trench in the port channel and beginning of the access ramps. ?? 2029: Installation of tunnel elements, sealing of joints and execution of access works. ? 2030: Final finishes, installation of systems and operational tests. Infographic - What the work on the Santos-Guarujá Tunnel will be like Arte/g1 VIDEOS: g1 in 1 Minute Santos A