Marathon of works reaches its final

With a total cost estimated in R$ 38.2 billion, the works of sport installations andof transport and mobility infrastructure for the 2016 Olympic Games reach an average conclusion rate of 95 percent

Olympic Games of 2016 had already started. Just in this moment we are watching an obstacle race having on one hand the Municipality of Rio de Janeiro and the other entities involved in the development of the largest sports eventof the planetand on the other hand the time itself. The huge challenge is to deliver all installations programmed to carry out the competitions before the test events and the opening ceremony to be celebrated in August 5th.

It is also part of this challenge the conclusion of several works of mobility and infrastructure, some of them considered as legacies for those who will live or visit the Wonderful City. With less than six months to start the competitions, an official balance carried out by the Municipality in the start of January shows that works are 90 to 100 percent concluded.

An important new data gathered in this evaluation was the work progress in theYouth Arena. Till December, 2015, progress estimation of these works was of 75 percent. In January, it reached 80 percent. The Project, located in the Deodoro Complex (western zone of Rio) will shelter the competitions of fencing, modern pentathlon, some basketball games and wheelchair fencing, to be carried out during the Paralympic Games.

Another project that was also motive of concern till December due to its slow pace was the Velodrome, where the competitions of track cycling would be carried out. In this case, the percent of conclusion increased from 76 to 80 percent in just one month.The Municipality also informed the conclusion of two other installations: Arena Carioca 1, in the district of Barra da Tijuca, where the testing event was already carried out, includingcompetitions of basketball and weightlifting; and the Centro de HóqueiSobre a Grama (for field hockey), located in the Complex ofDeodoro.

A total of seven installations have their works concluded for the Games: Arena do Futuro, for handball and goalball competitions; Centro Internacional de Transmissão (IBC – International Transmission Center);the track for mountain bike;the track for BMX;the slalom circuitof canoeing, the field of golfand the Arena Carioca 1.Considering the installations for sport competitions and support, works are with a total conclusion rate of 97 percent.

There will be 33 places to receive medal competitions, distributed in four regions of the city: Barra da Tijuca, Deodoro, Maracanãand Copacabana.From this total, 14 structures are being built (excluding temporary structures and those whichwill be adapted for 2016). Currently, expenses foreseen are of R$ 2.34 billion in the Olympic Park, R$ 2.9 billion in the Athletes Village and R$ 835.8 millioninDeodoro, invested by federal and city governments and by public-private partnerships (PPPs).

The 47 projects related to the games have a total investment of R$ 7.07 billion. Most of them (60 percent) are financed by the private sector. And the total cost of the event including works of infrastructure and organization expenses will reach R$ 38.2 billion (estimation carried out in the beginning of February, 2016).

WORK STATUS FOR 2016 RIO OLYMPIC GAMES*:

OLYMPIC PARK: 97%

Arena Carioca 1: 100%

Arena Carioca 2: 97%

Arena Carioca 3: 98%

Velodrome: 80%

Tennis Center: 90%

Arena do Futuro: 100%

Swimmingstadium97%

IBC: 100%

MPC: 93%

Hotel: 90%