A BRAZILIAN HIGH LINE? São Paulo to Turn Downtown Highway Into Elevated Linear Park
As reported recently in the English version of A Folha de São Paulo (22 February 2019), the city of São Paulo has announced that it is going to convert the elevated highway Presidente João Goulart (known by the nickname Minhocã, “Big Worm”) into an elevated park.
Construction work should start after the summer. It will be done in several stages, to improve accessibility and security and later, landscaping. The estimated cost will be R$ 38 million (US$ 10 million), and the city says work will be completed by late 2020.
The park section will be roughly half a mile long, going from Praça Roosevelt to Largo do Arouche, with around 190,000 square feet of gardens, flowerbeds, and boardwalks.
Translated by NATASHA MADOV
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Source: Mônica Bergamo, “São Paulo Turns Downtown Highway Into Elevated Park,” A Folha de São Paulo (22 February 2019).
