ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS GENERATED FROM THE WORK BRT (BUS RAPID TRANSIT) IN AVENIDA AUGUSTO MONTENEGRO, BELÉM-PA

Abstract

The city of Belém is experiencing a troubled period with ineff ective measures to reduce traffi c, causing congestion on several routes in the city and generating an accumulation of pollutants that harm both human health and the environment. This study aimed to analyze the atmospheric impacts generated during the BRT project, which consists of a public transport system with an exclusive segregated road for its use. It is of great importance to understand the impacts caused on a work that aff ects the daily lives of a large part of the population, whether positive or negative. There was a collection of information on pollutants and adversities resulting from his work in one of the busiest avenues in the municipality, Augusto Montenegro, in diff erent periods of the year 2016: rainy, in April, and drought, in November a comparison was made between the periods analyzed and it can be seen that, despite the data proving to be inadequate to health in both periods, there was a positive progress in the data collected from the work in its most advanced phase, concluding that, despite the various irregularities and interruptions of the project , the proper management of a work of this size can alleviate the problems related to air pollution.