A decisive transformation

Before Via Cristais took over operations in March 2025, the corridor faced limited maintenance and service levels no longer aligned with its strategic importance - and, more importantly, people’s safety. From day one, under the leadership of ANTT through an efficient transition phase, Via Cristais launched a decisive transformation programme, combining infrastructure investment with the immediate restoration of essential services:

• Major repavement works across the corridor to restore road quality, safety and driving comfort;
• 24/7 roadside assistance fully redeployed, ensuring continuous support for users;
• Traffic surveillance and incident response reinforced, securing reliability at all times;
• Maintenance and safety equipment upgraded, in line with the corridor’s national role.

Via Cristais delivered this first phase under real traffic conditions, without mobility restrictions, a more challenging condition especially near densely urbanized regions such as Belo Horizonte and Paracatu.

"Via Cristais' commitment is to offer both a service and an infrastructure of excellence, in which safety is the main value. This purpose is further strengthened when we work under the leadership of a granting authority that shares the same long-term vision: of responsibility with all citizens who pass through the country's highways", says Tulio Abi-Saber, CEO of Via Cristais.

VINCI Highways standards deployed 

This rapid delivery was made possible by the VINCI Highways integrated model. In just a few months, Via Cristais recruited, structured and trained more than 400 employees, aligning teams with VINCI Highways’ international standards in safety, operations and customer service. At the same time, VINCI Highways started deploying its technological expertise on the concession, including advanced surveillance systems, connected inspection vehicles and real-time coordination tools. The transformation also embeds VINCI Highways’ environmental commitments: waste recovery processes, clean energy use at operational sites and resource-efficient maintenance practices are already in place, setting the trajectory toward long-term sustainability targets.

A key milestone toward modernisation and expansion

With this first phase completed ahead of schedule, the Belo Horizonte - Cristalina corridor now rests on a solid operational and infrastructure base. The corridor is ready to move into the next chapter of its transformation: an ambitious programme of modernisation, duplication and capacity expansion. These future investments will increase traffic capacity, improve flow and safety, and support the sustained growth of the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area and the regions connected by this strategic national corridor.