page_title: BR-319
hierarchical_section_title: BR-319
caption_attribution_description: The road ahead
context_page_description: BR-319 is an 870-kilometre federal highway that links Manaus, Amazonas to Porto Velho, Rondônia.
  The highway runs through a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest.
  It was opened by the military government in 1973 but soon deteriorated, and by 1988 was impassible.
  In 2008 work began to repair the highway, which will provide an alternative to boat travel along the Madeira River or flying between Manaus and Porto Velho.
  Protected areas have been created along the route in an effort to prevent deforestation when BR-319 is reopened, a serious concern given the devastation caused elsewhere by highways such as BR-364.
  As of mid-2016 paving of the middle section of the highway had yet to be approved.
  Construction permits will depend on measures to prevent future damage to the forest.
context_section_description: BR-319 is an 870-kilometre (540 mi) federal highway that links Manaus, Amazonas to Porto Velho, Rondônia.
  The highway runs through a pristine part of the Amazon rainforest.
  It was opened by the military government in 1973 but soon deteriorated, and by 1988 was impassible.
  In 2008 work began to repair the highway, which will provide an alternative to boat travel along the Madeira River or flying between Manaus and Porto Velho.
  Protected areas have been created along the route in an effort to prevent deforestation when BR-319 is reopened, a serious concern given the devastation caused elsewhere by highways such as BR-364.
  As of mid-2016 paving of the middle section of the highway had yet to be approved.
  Construction permits will depend on measures to prevent future damage to the forest.
caption: Bridge on BR-319
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